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Kait Feldmann while at Scholastic bought world rights to Junior Takes a Leap by Ebony Lynn Mudd. Pure Belpré and Coretta Scott King Honor artist C.G Esperanza will illustrate; Andrea Pinkney will edit, and Jess Harold served as transitional editor. Normalizing boys who dance, this picture book follows a Black boy who uses the familiar sounds of his city to bridge his new world dancing ballet to the streets that he came from. Publication is set for spring 2025; while at Raven Quill Literary Agency, Lori Steel at Red Fox Literary negotiated the two-book deal for the author, who is now represented by Erin Murphy at Erin Murphy Literary Agency, and Marietta B. Zacker at Gallt & Zacker represented the illustrator.


“It’s all about the kids.”

Ebony Lynn Mudd writes picture books and novels for underrepresented kids who don’t see themselves portrayed positively in the media. Her upcoming picture book, Junior Takes a Leap, will be illustrated by Pure Belpré and Coretta Scott King Honor Artist C.G Esperanza and published by Scholastic.

She is the co-founder of the PB Rising Stars Mentorship Program and the creator of picture book writing courses through The Voice Roadmap.

Ebony is represented by Erin Murphy at Erin Murphy Literary Agency.

READ her full bio and check out her media kit here.