books to cluck about
Here’s the latest from the Coop at Hen&ink!
welcome to hen&ink!
Hen&ink is a literary agency working in the traditional publishing arena that encourages and develops projects across cultural borders, genres, and media.
meet erzsi
Hen&ink founder Erzsi Deak brings her 40+ years of experience on the international stage connecting individuals and companies with those around the globe who can make things happen – no matter where you find yourself.
what they’re saying about us
MY BODY CAN
Winner of a 2026 Sydney Taylor Book Award Honor!
Congratulations to Laura Gehl and the team behind MY BODY CAN!
Congratulations to Hen&ink’s Nicholas Solis and The Littlest Grito illustrator Teresa Martinez for the International Latino Book Silver Award!
Midnight Motorbike is a Kirkus Reviews 2025 Best Books selection and voted Best Picture Book of 2025 About Families!
Congratulations to Hen&ink’s Maureen Shay Tajsar and illustrator Ishita Jain!
OTIS & PEANUT Forever and Ever
ILLUSTRATED BY KELLY COLLIER
(WRITTEN BY NASEEM HRAB)
★ Canadian Children’s Book Centre’s
Best Book for Kids and Teens 2024
School Library Journal’s 39 of the Latest and Greatest
Graphic Novel Fiction Series
Texas Library Association’s Little Maverick
Graphic Novel Reading List 2025
Missouri Association of School Librarians’ Denny O’Neil
Graphic Novel Recommended Reading List 2025
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Bob the Vampire Snail by Andrea Zuill is a Top 20 Amazon Best Book of 2025!
Congratulations to author Kelly DiPucchio and Hen&ink illustrator Janie Bynum for their Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection for
How to Be a Proper Ogre!
Thank you to the New York Public Library!
Hermanas, llueva o truene / Sister, Rain or Shine
the bilingual (Spanish & English edition of Big Sister, Long Coat) by Hen&ink’s Nelly Buchet with illustrations by Rachel Katstaller (translated by Marian Llanos) is a
