I just received this email from my art director: So we just got out of our cover meeting where we shared your darling color sketch, and while the room did agree it is darling, they also felt it read too young for a chapter book—they thought it felt picture-book’y. BLAST! ....
But doesn't it look great? Lauren added the type and the spine and stuff. Stay tuned, we'll be starting on another one soon. And just in case you ever get the wrong impression, it's not easy being me.