S&S Acquires New and Classic Works from Anita Lobel By Sally Lodge | Jan 07, 2021
Anita Lobel, who has illustrated or written and illustrated dozens of picture books, has found a new home at Simon & Schuster’s Paula Wiseman Books. On January 19, the imprint will publish
Ducks on the Road, Lobel’s first original title since 2015, a counting tale starring a family of spirited ducks. Additional original books from the author will appear on future Wiseman lists. Last fall, the imprint launched a program to reissue some of Lobel’s acclaimed backlist titles, beginning with Caldecott Honor book
On Market Street, written by the illustrator’s former husband, Arnold Lobel (1933–1987), and