A Book is Being Born!

Yesterday, October 12, was very special. Why? Grandma got a sneak peek at her book!

The publisher sent the file showing the photo-illustrations with text overlaid on them. It is an incredible feeling when you see your book come to life: vivid pictures and text combine to create magic.

We Are Now Busy Tweaking

• Yesterday, we discussed word changes-- Grandma changed one word in the verses because after seeing the photo illustration she thought this particular word would work better and add to the visual appeal of the scene.

• We are still making decisions about how scenes will be portrayed.

• We discussed the "clue" that gives children a hint about the next story in the series.
  

Final decisions are still in the works but real progress is being made on the first Bedbug book.

When Grandma went to a Thanksgiving supper recently, one of the questions she was asked, after her friends saw the cover was: "Why doesn't the bug bite?" Grandma grinned and said, "You'll have to read the story to find out."