Zoe Bowie Sings, Despite All Sad Things

by Jamie Tripp Utitus, Johnny J. Keane (Illustrator)

Overview

Zoe Bowie loves many thingsher best friend, Taylor Pie; the color purple; and forming pictures that tell stories from what she sees in the clouds. She sometimes tries to write them down, but her baby brother, Meatball, eats them. Now she simply sings them. As if the frustration of an annoying baby brother werent enough, Zoe faces many problems that inspire her into a fit of her mean reds. Her mother is diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, and she is forced to move away from her dear best friend. Zoe Bowie has a lot on her plate. As her journey continues, though, she learns about the blessings that have come from her family and her mothers sickness. She starts out singing the blues, but she ends up singing a different tuneone of gratitude.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781480806306
Publisher:	Archway Publishing
Publication date:	04/14/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	48
File size:	14 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

Jamie Tripp Utitus is the author of Ugly Like Me, voted America’s Best MS blog by Healthline of 2014. She’s also a blogger and community manager for MS communities in 97 countries. In addition to this she is a Parental Guidance writer for nj.com and other parenting communities. She’s currently writing her first novel, Ugly Like Me, based on her award-winning blog. She resides in N.J. with her husband, two children, and her rescue dog Daisy.

Illustrator Johnny J. Keane earned his BFA from the University of Cincinnati. He is a special educator in New Jersey. This is his first children’s book.