January 2019

January 26, 2019

Happy
Book Release

Playing with
FIRE

by
Scott Rieckens

Foreword by Mr. Money Mustache

(New World Library / Audible)

FIRE =

Financial
Independence
Retire
Early

“Millennials are re-evaluating what financial success means to them by combining frugality, minimalism, digital savvy, and smart low-cost investing to reach financial freedom,” says Jason Gardner, executive editor at New World Library.

Based on the documentary
featured in Forbes Magazine.

The book and documentary feature the work of popular financial bloggers and authors including Pete Adeney (Mr. Money Mustache), Vicki Robin (YOUR MONEY OR YOUR LIFE), Brandon Ganch (Mad Fientist), and Elizabeth Thames (FRUGALWOODS).

With coverage in the NYT:
"How to Retire in your 30's with $1 MIllion in the Bank"

Scott Rieckens is an Emmy-nominated film/video producer, serial entrepreneur, and author. Scott has spent his career as a storyteller connecting people with ideas. Along the way, Scott’s work has generated millions of views through a feature length documentary, multiple televisions series, short films, and a diverse range of commercial projects for Microsoft, NBC, Facebook, FOX, Taylor Guitars, Wired, and others.

Now, Scott has created Playing with FIRE, which explores the growing community of frugal-minded folks choosing a path to financial independence and early retirement. He and his family reside in Bend, Oregon.

“To the uninitiated, pursuing financial independence seems exotic, impossible, and/or daunting. But in fact, it is simple and has roots deep in the American psyche. If you wonder what this path is like in real life and in real time, Scott and Taylor will take you along on their journey: not yet finished, a work in progress, and a very engaging tale.”

— JL Collins, author of
The Simple Path to Wealth

“A truly inspirational story that proves saving is not a sacrifice. It’s a path to a life you love.”
— Grant Sabatier, author of Financial Freedom and creator of millennialmoney.com

Check out the feature in PW–
FIRE Starters: Personal Finance Books 2019

"Whoever said 'don’t quit your day job' might feel differently after reading these books."

Speaking of titles for the adult market…

Coming in April

FORBIDDEN HOLLYWOOD

The Pre-Code Era
(1930-1934)

When Sin
Ruled the Movies

by
Mark A. Vieira

(Running Press;
Turner Classic Movies)

Mark A. Vieira is a photographer and author who specializes in Hollywood history. In FORBIDDEN HOLLYWOOD, he shares more than 200 newly restored (and some never-before-published) photographs that illustrate pivotal moments in the careers of Clara Bow, Joan Crawford, Norma Shearer, and Greta Garbo; and the pre-Code stardom of Claudette Colbert, Cary Grant, Marlene Dietrich, James Cagney, and Mae West.

The definitive portrait of
an unforgettable era in
film making.

Myrna Loy
See more images on Instagram: @markalanvieira

And check out this Instagram posted by singer Sam Smith, with Vieira's book, GEORGE HURRELL'S HOLLYWOOD (See top right shelf!)

Acquisitions and Licensing

EL EDUCATION has licensed selected illustrations from Jim Averbeck’s serialized version of A LONG WALK TO WATER by Linda Sue Park to be used in the English Language Art Curriculum on the EL Education curriculum website—digital and in print.

Beijing Baby-Cute Children Brand Management Co. Ltd. has licensed simplified Chinese language rights to the
Caldecott Honor /
NYT-bestselling ode to poets: OUT OF WONDER
curated by
Newbery Medalist
Kwame Alexander,
Chris Colderley and
Marjory Wentworth.

Acquired by Nicole Solano at Rutgers University Press by Joan Brookbank at Joan Brookbank Projects for East West Literary Agency: Film studies instructor, researcher and curator Stephen Tapert's BEST ACTRESS:
THE HISTORY OF OSCAR-WINNING WOMEN documenting the first 75 women to win the Oscar for Best Actress.

Framed in a social and political context and examining the cinematic roles these barrier-breaking women won for, as well as their real-life roles in advancing women’s rights and equality. With 200 photographs many rarely or never before seen or published. Endorsements from Liza Minnelli, Susan Sarandon, and Andie MacDowell.

Congrats x 3
to
Gianna Marino

Illustrator
of

HOW DO YOU DO?

by Larissa Theule

(Bloomsbury)

Happy
Book Birthday

This beautiful story about widening your horizons and making new friends, brought to life with stunning illustrations by Gianna Marino, shows how all it takes is one special friend to change your world.

“Joyful … Join to titles like Karen Hesse’s Come On, Rain! (1999) or Nina Crews’ One Hot Summer Day (1995) for a storytime heat wave.” — Booklist

“…background colors and the animals' humorous expressions keep it light throughout–anyone who's needed this kind of intervention will relate.” ―KIRKUS

“The point is well taken: new acquaintances can help 'the world feel not so-hot . . . Nor so small.'” ―PW

"The engaging pictures show the change from the arid heat and drooping plants to a revitalized and verdant meadow. 'Do you know, meeting someone new makes the world feel not so …small.' VERDICT Great for sharing one-on-one or in a storytime on how to make friends."
–SLJ

Congrats to Gianna on her exciting deal announcement
with Chelsea Clinton:

(Deal Details below)

From Chelsea Clinton, the author of the #1 NYT bestseller She Persisted, comes a beautiful book about the animals who share our planet–and what we can do to help them survive.

With warm and engaging art by Gianna Marino, DON'T LET THEM DISAPPEAR is the perfect read for animal-lovers and anyone who cares about our planet.

Children's Environment Books

Congrats to Gianna's

IF I HAD A HORSE
(Roaring Brook)

which got some pre-Caldecott buzz…

From wondersinthedark
"Caldecott
Medal Contender:
IF I HAD A HORSE"
by Gianna Marino

“ … the breathtaking 2018 picture book jewel If I Had a Horse by Gianna Marino … is remarkably spare and is even more amazingly suggestive … If I Had a Horse should transport children to a situation and place they’d yearn to be. The tone-poem depicts the most intimate of bonds on an epic landscape and will stir children’s imaginations to cathartic levels. Gianna Marino’s spectacular watercolor art [is] stirring work of the imagination.

IF I HAD A HORSE
is also featured in SLJ's

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2018 Picture Books

Making the rounds at #alamw19

Happy
Book Birthday

OTTERS, SNAILS AND TADPOLE TALES Poems of the Wetlands
(Eric Ode/ Kane Miller)

Illustrated by NYT Best Selling Illustrator

Ruth E. Harper

Acclaimed singer/songwriter/poet
Eric Ode (below at #alamw19) and NYT Best Selling illustrator Ruth Harper join forces in this gentle, stunningly beautiful homage to the wetlands.

Mark your calendar:

Feb. 1st is
#WRAD

Tag @East/WestLit on Twitter
if you're celebrating!

Happy MadLib

Release

to
Anna Dewdney's

LLAMA LLAMA
Madlibs Junior

21 Llama Llama-themed stories to fill in the blanks.

Plus Mad Libs Junior comes with handy word hints.
Perfect for beginning #readers.
No Mama Llamas (or Dads) needed
—unless you want to play too…

On the Best Seller list
this month:

LLAMA LLAMA
I LOVE YOU

And here's a sneak peek of
ANIMALICIOUS

by Anna Dewdney and Reed Duncan
Illustrated by Claudia Boltd

(Penguin Workshop)

Longtime partners Duncan and the late Dewdney introduce make-believe animals with names that integrate wordplay, puns, and double entendres… a gray “Hippopotamess” sits on a messy floor; and a green “Knocktopus” wears blue boxing gloves on two of his eight arms. The book finds a sweet spot between silly and literal that can be fun to puzzle out; readers may be inspired to create their own bestiary. –PW

Coming in April!

PS Nomination are open for the
3rd annual Anna Dewdney
Read Together Award:
NOW through Feb 14th, educators, librarians, booksellers & caregivers can nominate their favorite picture books that would make a great read-aloud for the 3rd Annual Anna Dewdney
Read Together Award.

Dewdney's
LLAMA LLAMA LOVES TO READ
got a LLOT of love at #alamw19

Did you catch Mama Llama
Jennifer Garner's mention in
Vanity Fair?

Happy Book Birthday
James Dean

PETE THE CAT:
The Great Leprechaun Chase

Includes 12 St. Patrick's Day Cards, Fold-Out Poster, and Stickers!

It's St. Patrick's Day, and it's also the grand opening of Pete the Cat's leprechaun catching business. Pete gears up to trap a leprechaun for his friends! But catching a leprechaun is never easy—especially if it’s Clover, who's full of tricks.

(Harper Collins)

in Children's Holiday Books

Speaking of Holidays…

CONGRATS

PETE THE CAT'S
12 GROOVY DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
(Harper Collins)

by
#1 NYT Best Selling
Kimberly and James Dean

Seven Weeks
on the

NYT Best Seller List

(8 weeks as of 1.13.19)

The week of 1.13.19
marks East/West's
217th week on the
NYT Bestseller List

E/W held one or more slots for 88 consecutive weeks!

Congratulations

Gayle E. Pitman

SEWING THE RAINBOW

Magination Press /
Clifton-Brown

receives

TOP TEN
Honors

at #ALAMW19

Check out the full list at

LGBTQ-inclusive Kids’ and YA Books
Honored in 2019 Youth Media Awards
and Rainbow Book List

Deal Announcements:

Illustrator Highlight

NYT Best Selling illustrator, Ron Barrett, is featured in our
January issue of East/West's Illustrator Highlight.

JANUARY 2019
Happy NEWS Year!

Sarah Scheerger's MG debut, OPERATION FROG EFFECT–out next month–
will also be available on audio. Here's a clip.

(Random House)
If one small act can create a ripple across the universe . . .
what happens when a whole group of kids join together and act?

Told in eight perspectives–including one in graphic novel form–Operation Frog Effect is perfect for fans of Andrew Clements, Rob Buyea, and Sarah Weeks,
and for anyone who wants to make a difference.

SLJ Starred review for Antoinette Portis' HEY, WATER!
"This simple introduction to water is an ideal read-aloud for the youngest scientists. Bold, beautiful, and equally simple illustrations are rendered with brush, sumi ink, and digital color…The book explores ways water can be found in homes, yards, and neighborhoods [as well as] streams, rivers, oceans, dewdrops, clouds, fog, and icebergs…Both school and public libraries will want this striking first science book on their shelves."

Rock star drummer Chris Gorman's ONE OF A KIND among Brightly's

8 Picture Books to Help Kids Feel Comfortable in Their Own Skin

Congrats to Mary Rand Hess & Kwame Alexander's SWING
MCCBD 2019 Own Voices Novels/ Poetry

Coming Soon in Kwame Alexander's CROSSOVER series:
Paperback editions, plus Graphic Novel and Spanish editions on the way!

Dow Phumiruk's MELA AND THE ELEPHANT (Chen / Sleeping Bear)
is one of The 50 Best Multicultural Picture Books of 2018:

"Mela and the Elephant is an engaging new fable that includes
information on Thai traditions and language." —Colours of Us

Also from Colours of Us (archives):

Alma Fullerton's COMMUNITY SOUP (Pajama Press) was featured in

21 Multicultural Children’s Books: Growing Your Own Food

A Mighty Girl's 2018 Books of the Year

features

Helaine Becker & Dow Phumiruk's COUNTING ON KATHERINE
Gianna Marino's IF I HAD A HORSE (see above)
Shannon HItchcock's ONE TRUE WAY

ONE TRUE WAY is included on the annotated version of the Texas Lonestar List.

COUNTING ON KATHERINE is also included in
2019 NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books
along with

SEWING THE RAINBOW Gayle E. Pitman (Clifton-Brown/Magination Press)
CRESCENT MOONS AND POINTED MINARETS
Illus. by Mehrdokht Amini (Kahn/Chronicle)

COUNTING ON KATHERINE is listed on SLJ's

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2018 Unique Biographies

AND along with CRESCENT MOONS AND POINTED MINARETS in

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2018 Math Books for Kids

Amini's books GOLDEN DOMES AND SILVER LANTERNS (Kahn/Chronicle)
[with its] enchanting…artwork,

and YO SOY MUSLIM: A Father's Letter to his Daughter (Gonzales/Salaam Reads)
a true celebration of the diversity of the Muslim community.

are included in 16 of the Best Islamic Books for Kids as well.

Where's East/West?

Luciana Navarro Powell signed books at the Kane Miller booth for #ALAMidWinter19.
Check out her illustration from GRANDMA'S FAVORITE (Powell/Dealey)
on the cover of the new Kane Miller catalog.

Attendees got an #ALAMW19 sneak peek of the upcoming sequel to JACOB'S NEW DRESS:
JACOB'S ROOM TO CHOOSE
by Sarah & Ian Hoffman
Magination Press,
shown here with Ian, Deborah, Director / Editor Kristine Enderle and Jason Wells.

Mehrdokht Amini, Patricia Newman and Erin Dealey were among the
Author Sponsors of Multicultural Children's Book Day 2019 #ReadYourWorld

Featured: NEEMA'S REASON TO SMILE (Newman/ Amini / Lightswitch Learning),
Amini's poster art, and
K IS FOR KINDERGARTEN (Cowman/ Sleeping Bear)
plus GRANDMA'S FAVORITE and GRANDPA'S FAVORITE
(Dealey/Powell)

Among the numerous reviews:

Perfect Picture Book Friday : NEEMA’S REASON TO SMILE:
(see full review for interview with Newman)
“The cover drew me in and I was entranced with the bold vivid colorful illustrations which put me right in the setting with Neema…The text is filled with action and emotion…I love that honoring education as a way to realize our dreams is the main theme here.“ V. Kirkfield

Mrs. P's Storytime (aka TV actress Kathy Kinney):
3 stories Celebrating Cultural Heritage, Ecological Stewardship, and Joyful Learning:
"From the minute you open [K IS FOR KINDERGARTEN] with its vibrant illustrations by Joseph Cowman, you'll have any child's attention…[the] humor …can also help kids who are anxious about heading off to school. The interactive nature of the book with its side bar activities of Countdown and Challenges is useful for parents in helping little ones face new challenges…children can have fun while learning."

Luv2Teach: "We are loving your GRANDMA'S FAVORITE and GRANDPA'S FAVORITE books! Fabulous illustrations! Thank YOU, for all you do to keep readers coming back for more!"

And check out this guest post from Patricia Newman with Donna Rosenblum and Mehrdokht Amini.

Newman's EAVESDROPPING ON ELEPHANTS (Millbrook / Lerner) is featured in SLJ's

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2018 Science and Nature Books

and among KidLitFrenzy's Non-fiction Picture Book Challenge Mock Sibert Predictions.

Check out Newman's informative post on Non-Fiction Book Proposals here.