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.