Kelly Sonnack (like "Sonic")

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Children's Agent. Reader. Mama. Header art by Marissa Valdez.

Cover of book LIFE AFTER WHALE which depicts a blue whale swimming from beneath the surface alongside a school of fish.
Book cover of TROOP ESME written by Lourdes Heuer, illustrated by Marissa Valdez. Cover shows Esme, the main character, wearing glasses and with binoculars in her hand, pointing up in the air with enthusiasm. On her right is a cat dressed in a scout vest and holding flags, with a whistle in its mouth. On Esme's left is a boy wearing glasses and with a scout sash on with lots of badges. He looks surprised/unsure.
Cover image of picture book I'M IN CHARGE by Stephanie Allain & Jenny Klion, illustrated by Marissa Valdez. The cover shows a racially and ability diverse group of children on a hilltop who have exuberant body language. There is a rainbow background. Art is done in textured colored pencil.
Screenshot of deal announcement: Harold Underdown at Kane press has acquired world rights to GET READY TO BLAST OFF by Frieda Wishinsky, illustrated by Ashlyn Anstee, in which a woman prepares for astronaut tryouts and trains for a journey to space, with her young daughter by her side, kicking off in the 3, 2, 1, Space! series. Publication is set for fall 2025; the author represented herself and Kelly Sonnack at the Andrea Brown Literary Agency represented the illustrator. Headshots of Frieda and Ashlyn are included.
cover of CAMPINGLAND - a family sits enthusiastically in a canoe moving through an outdoor landscape. on closer inspection, the is running on wheels along a rail and the landscape is artificial
snapshot of the number nine spot on the NYT bestseller list, including the cover of How the Grinch Lost Christmas