Viewing Post from: Brenda Ferber's Blog
Brenda Ferber is the author of the Sydney Taylor Award winning novel, Julia's Kitchen. Her second novel, Jemma Hartman, Camper Extraordinaire, will be published in 2009, and her first picture book, The Yuckiest, Drooliest, Stinkiest, Best Valentine's Day Ever, will be out in 2011 (hopefully). Here, she blogs about the writing life.
I never tire of finding Jemma Hartman lookalikes, and these twins from Maryland made my day! That's Alicia on the left and Lauren on the right. Their mom wrote to tell me, "We found your Jemma!! My twin daughters look just like her. My daughter was so excited when she borrowed the book from the library, and all her classmates could not believe the resemblance! She LOVES the book and can't wait to read more!"
How sweet is that?
Props to
Greg Swearingen, the illustrator who created such an endearing cover image for my book. He not only captured Jemma exactly as I imagined her, but he made her so relatable and realistic that readers are finding themselves in her before they even read a word of the story.
I'm off to the post office to send these fabulous girls an autographed book and some Jemma Hartman swag.
Want to see some more lookalikes? Check them out
here and
here.
