Cesar’s Cerulean Surprise
By Jenny Lacika
Illustrated by Laura Sandoval Herrera
Published by Charlesbridge Publishing
Release Date: Fall 2025
Alyssa Mito Pusey at Charlesbridge has bought world rights to Cesar’s Cerulean Surprise by Jenny Lacika, and Cathleen Schaad has acquired world rights for illustrations by Laura Sandoval Herrera. In this picture book, Cesar wants to borrow little sister Gabi’s brand-new crayons, but she refuses to let him touch them. Publication is set for fall 2025; Miranda Paul at Erin Murphy Literary Agency represented the author, and Aliza Hoover at the CAT Agency represented the illustrator.