The Children Upstairs

About the Book

Gertrude Thomason, director of the Rose County Arts Council, has to get her house ready for the October Meeting. With the help of her niece, Martha Gay, and family friend, Valerie Perry, the house is readied for the meeting. They are not alone in the house…the ghosts of the famous paintings The Blue Boy and Pinkie are there too.

About the Author

Valerie Russell was born in Suffolk, Virginia. She now lives in Wilson, North Carolina. She has always been fascinated by the paintings of The Blue Boy and Pinkie. I have always wanted to write a story about them and I finally did.

Valerie works in child day care. She enjoys writing, crocheting and scrapbooking. She lives with her mother, cat and dog.