Little Tiger pounces on 'fresh' new fantasy series from Sami and Burdett

Little Tiger has pounced for Dreamweavers, a new middle-grade fantasy series from Annabelle Sami and illustrated by Forrest Burdett.

Mattie Whitehead, senior editor, acquired world rights in all languages in a four-book deal from Davinia Andrew-Lynch at Andlyn. Designer Sophie Bransby acquired illustration rights from Jennifer Rofé at the Andrea Brown Literacy Agency. Dreamweavers: The Night of the Scary Fairies will be published in September 2023 with books two and three following in 2024 and book four in 2025.

Dreamweavers is a "fresh, fun" book which showcases Sami’s "signature creativity and humour". The synopsis for book one reads: "Meet the ultimate Dream Team! When Tito becomes friends with the mysterious new girl at school, Neena, she introduces him to the world of Dreamweaving. Soon Tito and Neena are going on adventures every night – exploring dreams where quirky creatures called jinn roam. And when their classmates start acting strangely, they realise someone else is using Dreamweaving to cause chaos. Can Tito and Neena stop them before the dream world takes over the waking world?"

Whitehead commented: "I am so excited to be working with Annabelle on a new project. With new friendships, mysterious antagonists, influences from Northern Pakistani culture and heaps of magical fun, readers will be gripped. Forrest’s artwork is the perfect fit and I can’t wait to see him bring our dream team to life." 

Sami added: "I’m thrilled to be diving into the fantasy world with Dreamweavers. I’ve always believed that books and stories are magical, so writing a story full of magic and mayhem is a dream come true. I hope readers will love sensitive Tito, his oddball friends and the enigmatic Neena. Working with Mattie on this project has been a joy and I can’t wait to see the book out in the world."