Picture Books
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.
Junior Takes a Leap, coming in 2025!
Written by Ebony Lynn Mudd and Illustrated by C.G. Esperanza || To be published by Scholastic
To inquire about I.P. work or Work-for-Hire projects, please contact Ebony’s literary agent.
Erin Murphy
Erin Murphy Literary Agency