Cover Reveal for Kristin L. Gray's Vilonia Beebe Takes Charge
Hi, Kristin L. Gray,
Thank you for visiting Watch. Connect. Read. to share the cover for Vilonia Beebe Takes Charge. I hope you'll come back closer to March 7 to celebrate Vilonia, Nana, Leon, and Ava Claire before you send their story out into the world. Many, many thanks!
Happy reading and writing!
-John
I’m so happy to be here!
Thank you, Mr. Schu, for letting me invade your space to share the cover of my
debut middle-grade novel, VILONIA BEEBE TAKES CHARGE. I promise to leave
everything as neat and tidy as I found it. Wait, are those gummi bears?
So, Vilonia. Her vibrant cover
is illustrated by the talented Emma Trithart—seriously, her work exudes whimsy
and joy—and designed by Krista Vossen, Art Director Extraordinaire at Simon
& Schuster.
Vilonia’s story unfolds exactly
forty-three days after her Nana died, and Vilonia is juggling a lot: Laundry. School. Softball. Chores.
A pesky big brother. A grieving mother. . . Her fourth-grade self is bound to
drop a few balls. And Emma captured Vilonia’s struggle beautifully! Look at the
expression on her freckled face. It’s strained yet charming, like Vilonia has
just realized she’s bit off more than she can chew. I love it all, but the
frazzled chicken may be my favorite. I think we all have days that look
something like flying feathers.
I’m over the moon to
share Vilonia’s world with students, with teachers, with librarians and
booksellers, with bloggers and card-carrying Nerdy Book Club members. I hope
you’ll all welcome Vilonia, Leon, Ava Claire, and those prankster Willoughby
boys into your hearts and homes. And one last note, if you can catch her before
she hops on her bike, Vilonia may bring you a slice of homemade pound cake, or
a goldfish. You never know.
Look for VILONIA BEEBE TAKES CHARGE on March 7th, 2017, wherever books are sold.
Vilonia is determined to
prove she’s responsible enough to care for a dog in this hilarious and utterly
lovable debut novel.
Being responsible is NOT
easy.
Fourth grader Vilonia
hasn’t lost her rain coat in the three weeks she’s had it and she’s brushed
her teeth every night and she’s volunteered to be the Friday Library
Helper. But all that hard work is worth it if it means she can get a dog.
Besides, this dog isn’t just because Vilonia has wanted one for pretty much
ever. It’s also to help Mama, who’s been lost in one, big sadness fog for
forty-three days—ever since Nana died. But Vilonia read that pets can help with
sadness. Now all she has to do is keep the library goldfish alive over spring
break, stop bringing stray animals home, and help Mama not get fired from her
job. And she’s got to do all of it before the Catfish Festival. Easy as pie,
right?
This books looks absolutely adorable. Can't wait to read!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great book. The cover is adorable. Can't wait to read it.
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