Kait Lee Feldmann is a children’s book agent at kt literary representing illustrators.
She has been romping around children’s book publishing for the past decade, previously as an editor at HarperCollins and Scholastic. Her list as editor included award-winning books that received a Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, and Sibert Honor; the Ezra Jack Keats Award; and appearances on Best of lists for The New York Times, NPR, Kirkus, and more. In 2020 she received the CBC Diversity Outstanding Achievement Award. Kait resides in a hoarder’s paradise in Los Angeles, surrounded by books. When she’s not reading those, she can often be found playing board games, estate sale hopping, or crafting and selling her wares in a sporadically stocked Etsy shop.
INDUSTRY involvement
Former VP and Director of Special Projects for People of Color in Publishing
Founder and former chair of the Scholastic Diversity Committee
Former advisory council member for the Diverse BookFinder
Conducted and published Workplace Racism Survey
INTERVIEWS & Interwebs appearances
“Survey Reveals a Need for Greater Workplace Inclusivity” by Calvin Reid, 2021
“'Animal Crossing' Antics: Four Children's Authors on Finding Community” by Sarah Yung, 2020
“2020 CBC Diversity Award Winners Announced” by Emma Kantor, Publisher’s Weekly, 2020
“Romps, Adventures & Fantasies: Where are All the Kids of Color?!” blog post for DiverseBookFinder.com, 2019
“Editor Interview: Kait Feldmann (Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic)” by Ryan G. Van Cleave, Only Picture Books, 2018
“Inside The Ever-Expanding Wizarding World: Harry Potter At 20” by Barrie Hardymon, NPR, 2018
“If You Asked An Editor Of Picture Books…” by Judy Shemtob, SCBWI Westchester, 2018
“People of Color in Publishing': Striving for More Industry Diversity” by Emma Kantor, Publisher’s Weekly, 2017
“Kait Feldmann: Celebrating Diversity, Tradition, and Change” by Lee Wind, #LA17SCBWI, 2017
“Worldbuilding: A #DVpit Blog Hop Roundtable Discussion: Part One,” “Part Two,” and “Part Three” by Patrice Caldwell, 2017
“Pinch Me, I’m Dreaming” Publisher’s Weekly, 2016
“Subway Stories: Books So Good They Messed Up A Commute” Publisher’s Weekly, 2014