ROAR

by K.A. Reynolds

Meriam Metoui at Viking Children's has acquired ROAR by K.A. Reynolds (The Big Worry Day) to be illustrated by Nakul P. A picture book about an autistic boy coming into his own and standing up for himself. Slated for publication in Fall 2026. The deal was brokered by Thao Le at Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency for the author, and by Nicky Lander at The Bright Group for the illustrator, for World rights.

Unknown Binding

Published January 1, 2026

About the author

K. A. Reynolds is an award winning author, writing books for kids and adults. Her latest upper middle grade book, IZZY AT THE END OF THE WORLD, was a YALSA/ALA best fiction for Young Adults 2024. She is an anxious, neurodivergent, widow and author writing mental health/neurodiverse positive books. Born and bred in Winnipeg, Canada, Kristin has a thing for dead poets, ushering creepy crawly things with numerous legs out of houses, and writing dark and magical tales for all. Despite her innocent appearance, she has been described on more than one occasion as the following: strange, grim, fierce, dreamer, poet, lover of the fantastic, indulger of the macabre, and more often than not, witch.

K.A has been published in several poetry journals and could wallpaper the universe in all the unread poems and stories hidden on her computer. When not buried under a mountain of books, she can be found enjoying the wilds of nature, and searching the world for old books. She is represented by a superhero otherwise known as Thao Le of SDLA.