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Violet Comes to Stay (Mitford for Children, Book 1)
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Violet Comes to Stay (Mitford for Children, Book 1) Hardback - 2006

by Melanie Cecka

No Mitford collection is complete without the Violet books

Violet Comes to Stay is the first in a series of storybooks inspired by Cynthia Coppersmith, Father Tim's wife from Jan Karon's bestselling Mitford Years series. Jan Karon's legions of fans will love this timeless story about the endearing white kitten named Violet, charmingly written by Melanie Cecka and beautifully illustrated by Caldecott Medal-winning artist Emily Arnold McCully. Karon searched for three years to find a storytelling voice and art style authentic to Cynthia Coppersmith. She was personally involved in every step of the creation of this book.

In Violet Comes to Stay, Violet's search for the perfect home leads her to a plant nursery, a bakery, and finally a bookstore the one place where the gentle cat isn't expected to be a mouse hunter.


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Violet Comes to Stay is the first in a series of storybooks inspired by Cynthia Coppersmith, Father Tim's wife from Jan Karon's bestselling Mitford Years series. Jan Karon's legions of fans will love this timeless story about the endearing white kitten named Violet, charmingly written by Melanie Cecka and beautifully illustrated by Caldecott Medal-winning artist Emily Arnold McCully. Ms. Karon searched for three years to find a storytelling voice and art style authentic to Cynthia Coppersmith. She was personally involved in every step of the creation of this book.

In Violet Comes to Stay, Violet's search for the perfect home leads her to a plant nursery, a bakery, and finally a bookstore—the one place where the gentle cat isn't expected to be a mouse hunter.

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No Mitford collection is complete without the Violet books
Violet Comes to Stay is the first in a series of storybooks inspired by Cynthia Coppersmith, Father Timas wife from Jan Karonas bestselling Mitford Years series. Jan Karonas legions of fans will love this timeless story about the endearing white kitten named Violet, charmingly written by Melanie Cecka and beautifully illustrated by Caldecott Medal-winning artist Emily Arnold McCully. Karon searched for three years to find a storytelling voice and art style authentic to Cynthia Coppersmith. She was personally involved in every step of the creation of this book. In Violet Comes to Stay, Violetas search for the perfect home leads her to a plant nursery, a bakery, and finally a bookstoreathe one place where the gentle cat isnat expected to be a mouse hunter.

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  • Title Violet Comes to Stay (Mitford for Children, Book 1)
  • Author Melanie Cecka
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 36
  • Language EN
  • Publisher Viking Juvenile, East Rutherford, NJ, U.S.A.
  • Date October 19, 2006
  • ISBN 9780670060733

Media reviews

"McCully’s style of quick sketch lines and realistic scenes are charming and convey the affectionate tone of the text."—Kirkus Reviews

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