"Chrysanthemum" It Ain't

I got my first official "Thanks, But No Thanks" form letter--postcard, actually--from Greenwillow Books, the publishers of many of Kevin Henkes outstanding picture books. Their web site was quite clear about not currently accepting unsolicited or unagented material, but it was worth a shot.

There is no way to tell whether anyone so much as glanced at the manuscript, not even an errant ink mark or coffee stain. Just the following:

Thank you for submitting your work.
We are sorry that it is not right for our list.
We appreciate your letting us consider it, and
we wish you success in placing it elsewhere.

So, one down and nine to go.

That is, until I submit Ashley and Shadow, and begin resubmitting The Search for Plupreme to smaller publishing houses.