Thanks to my fabulous matchmaker of an agent, this announcement from Publishers Marketplace:
World rights to ALL THE WORLD author Liz Garton Scanlon’s picture book THINK BIG, a lyrical celebration of imagination and creativity in many child-friendly forms, to Michelle H. Nagler at Bloomsbury Children’s by Erin Murphy.
The illustrator thing isn’t pinned down yet, but I’ll keep you posted. He or she has a big job because this little wisp of a manuscript is only fifty-four words. No. I’m not kidding. Before long I’ll be submitting individual dots instead of words.
LOL, and wow, congratulations!!! THINK BIG sounds lovely.
Thanks, Melody!
Hey, I’ll read your dots…
Congrats! I love the title, and I’m sure you use your 54 words in BIG ways. Can’t wait to read it.
I may even do textured dots. Braille style.
Wuhooh!
BIG CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Michelle is one of my editors. She is fun and smart and amazing.
I’m excited to work with her!
Woohoo! What happy news! I’ve decided I’d like to see inside your head because 54 words?! You must have a HUGE imagination!
Or a very, very little one 🙂
Woot! Major congrats, Liz. I’m sure even your dots would be stunning:>)
Ha! Thanks Laura!
54 words. Wow. You are amazing, chica. Congratulations! Looking forward to it.
Either amazing or too lazy to write anything longer 🙂
Congratulations! Can’t wait to see this. Keep us updated on illustrator!
Jules
7-Imp
I have a little glimmer that I’m very excited about, but nothing I can say out loud yet!
Awesome! Congrats!
And I’d read your dots.
I’d read yours, too!
I feel dumb cuz I don’t know what this means. What exactly will be happening with your book? jen
You’re not dumb — it’s just in industry-speak! My agent sold one of manuscripts (it’s callled THINK BIG) so it’ll be turning into a picture book sometime soon. (Take the word “soon” with a grain of salt, of course.)
Thanks. I read it again and finally got it. ^_^ Woohoo!!
HOORAY!!!
Smooch!
Congratulations!
Cheers to you, Ms. Superstar! I can’t wait to have another LGS book to fall in love with.
Re: Congratulations!
Thank you! (BTW — it’s the very short piece in couplets that I workshopped at AAW a year and a half ago!)
congrats!
BIG BIG CONGRATS!
-annette
Re: congrats!
Thank you!
Very exciting! Congratulations!
thank you!!
Liz! Congratulations x 54. 🙂
tee hee — thanks, Natalie!
How did I miss this??? What wonderful, fabulous news! I am doing the happy dance for you. Oh joy, oh joy. It couldn’t happen for a nicer person.
Thank you, Susan!!!