Publishers Marketplace Deal Report, December 9, 2025. I'M A STAR By Katie Slivensky, Steph Stilwell Imprint: Beach Lane Books Katie Slivensky's I'M A STAR, an astronomy tale with humor, heart, and plenty of stellar facts, told from the viewpoint of one of our galaxy's newest and most enthusiastic stars, illustrated by Steph Stilwell, to Andrea Welch at Beach Lane Books, in an exclusive submission, for publication in spring 2028, by Ammi-Joan Paquette at Aevitas Creative Management for the author, and by Aliza Hoover at The CAT Agency for the illustrator (world). Framed by an adorable graphic of outer space characters, various planets and one big smiling star, illustrated by Steph Stilwell.

Hey there, I, ROCK: A Geology Tale fans. 😁🪨

Guess who's teaming up again??? This time, we aren't Earthbound... Steph Stilwell and I are back at it, taking on ASTRONOMY!!! 😃⭐🌌🔭

I am so beyond excited to announce this new #BookDeal!!!!

Ahhhh!!!! 😃😃🤩

#KidLit
#STEMLit
#PictureBooks

#BookNews! #KidLit! #STEMLit! Squeeeeee!!!!

So excited to bring REACH to young readers in 2028!!!!

buff.ly/sH63snu

A graphic showing the cover of picture book I, ROCK: A Geology Tale by Katie Slivensky and illustrated by Steph Stilwell. A rock with googly eyes sits smiling on a cross section of the ground. Text of the rest of the graphic reads, Available Tomorrow! June 10th! And the starred review from School Library Journal which reads: A must-purchase for nonfiction collections... rockhounds will delight in finding out how rocks are born. Also features a cartoon rock with cheerleader pom poms jumping in the air. All art by Steph Stilwell.

It's almost time to ROCK!!! Just one day away, folks! 😃🪨🤩

#KidLit
#PictureBooks
#Geology
#STEMLit

A pink graphic featuring the cover of I, ROCK: A Geology Tale by Katie Slivensky and Steph Stilwell. Cover shows a cross section of the ground with a grey googly eyed smiling rock sitting on top. Graphic text reads: "Available June 10th. Pre-order now! One week away! Woooo!!!" and includes the starred review from SLJ: "A must-purchase for nonfiction collections... rockhounds will delight in finding otu how rocks are born."

JUST ONE WEEK!!!

GET READY TO ROCK!!!! 😃

#KidLit
#PictureBooks
#STEMLit
#Geology
#Edusky
#SchoolLibrary

Forgetting to add hashtags in excitement...

#KidLit
#PictureBooks
#STEMLit
#EduSky

Graphic that reads, "Booklist praises I, ROCK!" “Rock explains with humorous yet informative visuals and snappy, personalized descriptions how it cycles through the three types of rock (igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic) over time. Whether blasted from a volcano, thrown onto land by a tsunami, or kicked by dinosaurs, the seemingly boring life of a rock is anything but.” "Coming June 10th from Beach Lane Books!" Visuals include a cartoon grey rock with googly eyes smiling with its hands in the air with stars around it. Also the cover of the picture book, I, ROCK: A geology tale. By Katie Slivensky and Steph Stilwell. Cover art is the same googly eyed rock sitting on a cross section of the ground and smiling.

BOOKLIST ALSO LIKES I, ROCK!!!! 😭❤️😃 That's PW, Kirkus, and Booklist all on board!!!

Just five weeks until our intro to geology book hits shelves!!!

More here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/I-Rock/Katie-Slivensky/9781665940368

#KidLit
#PictureBooks
#STEMLit
#Edusky

It's May so I can officially say that I, ROCK comes out NEXT MONTH!!!! Grab your nearest rock hound and take a hilarious and heartfelt tour of Earth's geological forces!

#KidLit
#STEMLit
#Edusky
#PictureBooks

Graphic that reads, "Rock wants to know why you haven't pre-ordered their book yet." With an image of a cartoon rock with googly eyes sitting down, looking flummoxed yet with a neutral expression. The background is white. At the bottom of the graphic is a grey section with the book cover and text that reads, "Science KidLit author Katie Slivensky and illustrator of totally adorable children's books, Steph Stilwell, present: I, ROCK! A Geology Tale. Coming June 10th from Beach Lane Books."

Coming out just two months from today, folks!

I, ROCK is perfect for STEM libraries, elementary classrooms studying Earth Sciences (especially the rock cycle!), and budding young geologists. Pre-order wherever books are sold!

www.simonandschuster.com/books/I-Rock...

#KidLit #STEMLit #PictureBooks

Graphic that reads: "Coming June 10th from Beach Lane Books - A charmingly funny and accessibly crash course in geology! Perfect for your young geologist, elementary classroom, or STEM library!" "A stone-focused read that strikes a rich vein of fun." - Publishers Weekly "[A] rocky raconteur... sure to leave broader views of deep time in its wake." - Kirkus. A cover of the picture book is in the top left. It is a rock with googly eyes in a cartoon form sitting on a cross section of the ground, with the title, I, ROCK: A geology tale. Words by Katie Slivensky. Pictures by Steph Stilwell. In the lower right of the graphic is the same rock, pictured on its own, with arms in the air and a big smile, surrounded by stars.

The reviews are coming in and they're all super positive!
😃🪨❤️

#KidLit #STEMLit #EduSky

I, ROCK is an informational picture book filled with humor, heart, and gadzooks-levels of geology facts! Pre-order and help us make more fun STEM books for kids!

www.simonandschuster.com/books/I-Rock...

I really should start tagging my posts with #EduSky #KidLit #STEMLit because this book is like, spot on for earth science standards relating to rocks, minerals, plate tectonics, tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanoes, Earth's layers, and more. And is adorable and hilarious to boot. Perfect classroom book.

#STEMThurdsday #STEMLit #KidLit #ChildrensBooks #RobotBooks #EngineeringBooks #DiverseSTEM #BlackSky #STEMSky #BlackSTEMSky #TeacherSky #AcademicSky #ProfessorSky #EduSky #BlackEduSky #RepresentationMatters
DrCarlottaAABerry.com/childrensbooks

#STEMThurdsday #STEMLit #KidLit #ChildrensBooks #RobotBooks #EngineeringBooks #DiverseSTEM #BlackSky #STEMSky #BlackSTEMSky #TeacherSky #AcademicSky #ProfessorSky #EduSky #BlackEduSky #RepresentationMatters
DrCarlottaAABerry.com/childrensbooks

My picture book, "A Very Variable Adventure," is getting published this month!

The story centers on X, a letter who grows tired of his work spelling words. He travels to the Mathlands where he finds a world of infinite possibilities.

More details to come! #mtbos #mathsky #edusky #kidlit #STEMlit

What are your favourite fiction books for kids that have a STEM focus #Edusky ?

Let's build our classroom libraries!

I'll go first 🔥
#zoeyandsassafrass
@asiacitroauthor.bsky.social

#stemlit
#stemeducation