I Used to Be Famous

by Becky Cattie, Tara Luebbe, Joanne Lew-Vriethoff (Illustrator)

Overview

Can Kiely share the stage with a new star?

Kiely's been famous her entire life, but when a baby sister appears on the scene, she feels like a has-been. Now Kiely has to figure out how to gain back the attention of her adoring fans (her family), even if it means sharing the spotlight.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780807534540
Publisher:	Whitman, Albert & Company
Publication date:	04/01/2021
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	1,104,851
Product dimensions:	9.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	AD440L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Becky Cattie has always had a flair for the dramatic and loves all things entertainment—especially character-driven narratives. She was a casting producer for reality TV shows like NBC's America’s Got Talent, ABC’s Extreme Makeover, and E!’s The Simple Life in Los Angeles. She lives in Chicago.

Tara Luebbe is a self-described “Picture Book Nerd.” In her previous life, she owned a toy and bookstore in Atlanta, which was a catalyst for writing her own books. She lives with her husband and their three boys in South Carolina.

Joanne Lew-Vriethoff has illustrated numerous children's books, including Too Sticky! She lives with her husband and two children in the Netherlands.

Editorial Reviews

"This clever exploration of the mixed emotions of welcoming a new baby into a family is sure to elicit more than a few laughs from the divas accustomed to having all the attention."—Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2019-02-06

The spotlight gets crowded when this cheeky, young, self-proclaimed starlet must share the attention with her new sister.

Kiely is the star of every show. She has all of the hallmarks of a celebutante: a personal shopper, a superb biography, and a (chalk-drawn) star on the sidewalk. But with a new celebrity in town holding everyone's attention, Kiely wonders how the latest addition to the family can have more star power than she does. The new baby can't act, dance, or sing, she has no fashion sense, and she smells like poo. Kiely decides to work on her act and her look and even tries to force a new audience, but ultimately she still must share her mother's attention with the new addition to the family. But just as she resigns herself to obscurity, she realizes that she has a new fan. Together, Kiely and her new co-star, Abby, realize that they can share their paparazzi. This clever exploration of the mixed emotions of welcoming a new baby into a family is sure to elicit more than a few laughs from the divas accustomed to having all the attention. With swift, assured lines and warm colors, the illustrations are full of fun and motion. Kiely, the brown-skinned, curly-haired protagonist, has more than enough sass and sparkle to spare, as her doting extended black family knows.

The pair are as cute as they are memorable. (Picture book. 4-8)

Kirkus Reviews