An update on Descendant of the Crane [12/10/20]

I want to thank everyone for their recent support, and give an update on Descendant of the Crane. Albert Whitman & Company has been in touch with me and my lawyer since I posted last month, and has worked quickly with me to come to a mutual agreement on parting ways. I do want to acknowledge there was miscommunication and Albert Whitman & Company was still within its legal right to publish and sell Descendant of the Crane through yesterday. As of today, I now own the rights to Descendant of the Crane, and Albert Whitman & Company will no longer sell my book. I want to thank Albert Whitman & Company for doing the right thing, for the apology they posted to me and other authors, and for hearing my plea and ultimately agreeing to return to me Descendant of the Crane, a book that means so much to me. I worked with some genuinely wonderful people at Albert Whitman & Company, who gave Descendant of the Crane its first life, as they are passionate about children’s books. I encourage all of you to let the matter rest, as I move forward with my career.

Joan