Joni Sussman while at Kar-Ben acquired world rights to Carol Matas’ Kai and the Golem, to be illustrated by Elisa Vavouri for publication in the spring of 2025. In Kai and the Golem, nothing seems to be going right for Kai: it’s raining every day, he doesn’t get what he wants for breakfast, and he misses his Bubbe, who’s in the hospital. He doesn’t know what’s going on, but he begins to wonder if a golem is to blame! Carol Matas is also the author of Who’s Looking?: How Animals See the World. Amy Tompkins represented the author and Maria Bogade at Wundergarden represented the illustrator.
Carol is represented by Amy Tompkins.
Congratulations, Carol!