WCA Deal Report for August 8, 2025

By Westwood Creative ArtistsAugust 8, 2025Deals

Random House Studio’s Ann Kelley has acquired world rights to the next book by Kyo Maclear and Gracey Zhang, the team behind the Caldecott Honor Award-winning NOODLES ON A BICYCLE and THE BIG BATH HOUSE. LITTLE FIREWORKS is described as a tender picture book about cousins sharing one last summer night together in Japan by lighting senko hanabi and reflecting on the bittersweet nature of saying goodbye. Publication is slated for summer 2027. Jackie Kaiser at Westwood Creative Artists represented Maclear, and Hannah Mann at Writers House represented Zhang.

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WCA Deal Report for August 8, 2025

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