Leslie Zampetti
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Founder & Literary Agent at Open Book Literary. Lapsed librarian. Rapacious reader. Wishful writer. She/her. Member of @scbwi & @aalitagents.
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Picture books are my guilty pleasure! #MSWL
MORE:
Fun & funny
Instant kid appeal 🤝 Classroom/Library potential
Lots of layers
LESS (or better, none):
Teachy or preachy
Sentimental or nostalgic
Rhyme
Books of my 💛: I WANT MY HAT BACK, SOUL FOOD SUNDAY, PLANTING STORIES... PURA BELPRÉ
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Melissa Stewart @mstewartscience
A4: I wish there were more editors, agents, reviewers, and award committee members with an interest in earth science, physics, and chemistry. Why are nearly all science-themed picture books about animals and life sciences?#BlackinSTEM #scicomm #scbwisummerspec #scbwiEquity
I would love to see some great picture books for these sciences. I had second grade patrons who wanted these! #MSWL
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Rachael Stein @rachaeljstein
Eating chicken and rice from a Chinese food truck for lunch and thinking about how this combo transcends so many cultures. Has there ever been a picture book about the many kinds of perfection that is chicken and rice? #MSWLOk, @rachaeljstein, I see that! But I’ll raise you a PB about the world’s dumplings. (Gyoza, won tons, ravioli, etc.) #MSWL
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Were you wondering what I’m looking for? #MSWL #queries
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These are the picture books I’m looking for. Everyday stories with diverse main characters. I would have repped her book. #MSWL #mirrors&windows
Black Kids Don’t Want to Read About Harriet Tubman All the Time via @NYTimes nyti.ms/2Dj8xWj