TKE presents ONLINE | Lindsey Leavitt | Willis Wilbur Wows the World

Join author Lindsey Leavitt for a reading from and discussion about her new middle reader novel, Willis Wilbur Wows the World. Leavitt will be in conversation with fellow author, Martha Brockenbrough (her early reader chapter book, Frank and the Bad Surprise, is available to pre-order for an April 5 release! Order the book below).

This free, virtual event will take place on Crowdcast and you must register here to participate.

About the book:

Willis Wilbur has the entire summer in front of him. So it's time to fulfill his destiny: becoming the neighborhood life coach.

Nine-year-old Willis Wilbur had his summer figured out. He and his best friend, Shelley, were going to Band Camp, and he was going to learn how to play the sousaphone. Easy. Simple. A done deal. But when Shelley is whisked off to Hawaii for a summer with her family, Willis is left staring down the long, boring road of an empty summer. Or even worse--eight long weeks of Day Camp. So Willis decides to try something new. He's going to MAKE A DATE WITH DESTINY. And after spotting a flyer for a local business competition, he finds exactly what his true calling really is: becoming the Neighborhood Life Coach. A kid helping other kids with kids' problems. His niche, he discovers. And he was going to be great at it. The best at it. So good, that he was going to become wildly, ridiculously famous. All he needed were some clients...

With gumption, tenacity, and many other buzzwords he finds in self-help business magazines, Willis dives bowtie-first into the entrepreneurial waters. But starting a business alone, especially without his best friend by his side, is tough work. And with neighborhood bullies getting in his way, a guinea pig client who's actually a guinea pig, and an annoyingly competent little sister asking for a raise, Willis has his work cut out for him.

Funny, heartfelt, and overwhelmingly endearing, Willis Wilbur is here to make all of your (well, his) dreams come true. (For a small fee.)

Event date: 
Wednesday, March 30, 2022 - 6:00pm to 6:45pm
Event address: 
Crowdcast
Willis Wilbur Wows the World By Lindsey Leavitt, Daniel Duncan (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Lindsey Leavitt, Daniel Duncan (Illustrator)
$13.99
ISBN: 9780593224052
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Penguin Workshop - March 29th, 2022

Frank and the Bad Surprise By Martha Brockenbrough, Jon Lau (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Martha Brockenbrough, Jon Lau (Illustrator)
$14.99
ISBN: 9781646140886
Availability: Not on our shelves currently | available to order
Published: Levine Querido - April 5th, 2022