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Beautifully illustrated, true stories
from a dog named
Grace
Everybody Loves Grace Books
Everybody Loves Grace—Book 1: Grace Brings Love to Everyone She Meets
Everybody Loves Grace—Book 2: Grace’s Adventure to the Grand Canyon
Everybody Loves Grace—Book 3: Grace’s Adventure to Texas
Everybody Loves Grace—Book 4: Grace’s Adventure to Utah
Everybody Loves Grace—Book 5: Grace’s Adventure to Pennsylvania
Everybody Loves Grace—Book 6: Grace’s Adventure to Washington, D.C.
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Hi! My name is Grace.
Welcome to my site.
I am glad you are here because I love having visitors, whether it is in real life or on the Internet.
I am over 10 years old and live with Mommy in Colorado. That is a state in the western part of the United States. It has lots of mountains with days of sunshine and days of snow. One of my favorite things is going to our friend’s house in the mountains.
The way I see it, life is an adventure.
I have had a lot of adventures in my life. You can read about some of them in Everybody Loves Grace, books 1, 2, and 3!
Loving people is another one of my favorite things.
Everyone needs love. I look into the eyes of every person I meet so they can feel the love I have for them. They like to pet me, and I like it too. And sometimes, I give them my paw to say hi.
Even when I am not sure what will happen next, I find the fun and the good in everything I do and in everyone I meet. It certainly makes life more interesting!
I hope you like my site.
Please join me on my very first adventure.
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A special dog. A heartwarming story.
What’s New with Katy and Grace?
My Favorite Illustrator
Remember I mentioned teamwork in my last blog? A very important person on my team is Susan Lavalley. She creates the beautiful illustrations for the Everybody Loves Grace books to include the covers and inside of each book.
When Mommy writes my stories, I let her know when the manuscript is done. Yes, that’s true! Then the first person Mommy calls is Susan. I hear Mommy ask her, “are you ready to start illustrating Grace’s newest adventure?”
It’s fun listening to Mommy talk with Susan about what she has in store for each book during the creative process.
It really takes a team to bring my stories to life and I’m so lucky Susan Lavalley is on my team. A fun fact about Susan is that she and her husband, Pete, own and operate Humble Bees Farm, a Local Missouri Beekeeping Farm.
Lovingly, Grace
Teamwork is Key
My mommy has an amazing team of people who help her publish my books. I think it’s time I start telling you about them.
Megan has been with us since the very beginning….she is the graphic designer who designs each book cover and places Susan Lavalley’s illustrations in the perfect place.
I want you to meet Megan and her sweet daughter, Julia. They recently placed my books in their neighborhood little library so others can share in my life lessons. I like to tell people how simple acts of kindness can change people’s lives.
I’m so grateful that Megan and Julia are on my team! Lovingly, Grace
NYC Big Book Award
Everybody Loves Grace: An Amazing True Story of How Grace Brings Love to Everyone She Meets was recognized with the NYC Big Book Awards Distinguished Favorite in the Children’s Motivational category.
I’m not sure why my books are so special, but I have a strong hunch it has to do with the wonderful illustrations drawn by Susan Lavalley and the wonderful people in my life.
This is exciting news just as Book 6, Everybody Loves Grace: A True Story of Grace’s Adventure to Washington, DC is coming off the printing press!
My goal in all my books is to convey the importance of simple acts of kindness. They make a difference and they change people’s lives.
Lovingly, Grace
Grace Is A Road Warrior
Some readers think I'm kidding when I say Grace doesn't sleep when she's inthe car on a road trip, but it's true. Grace made another cross-country tripwith me this month and she slept a total of 30 minutes, max. It only took us three days to drive from Coloradoto...
Schools Out for Summer
I've made some special friends this year at the Joan Farley Academy in Denver, Colorado. Mommy and I met regularly with their students on Monday mornings. The kids are so easy to be with and I love when they read my first book out loud. Some of the kids are really shy...
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Storytelling has a lot of benefits. It’s fun, engaging, and a great stress reliever.
But one of my favorites is that it stimulates your mind.
That’s part of the reason I wrote the books about Grace - I wanted to share her stories in a format that people of all ages could be stimulated and inspired by.
Living with Grace is a program for seniors that is specially designed with their cognitive health in mind. Every story about Grace provides stimulation for participants when they hear about her adventures and the challenges she faces.
And the program guides for the staff member or caregiver leading the activity provide all the prompts needed to keep the participants fully engaged.
I would love for you and your seniors to experience the benefits of storytelling, so I am giving away the first chapter of book 6 for FREE on my website! Please visit www.EverybodyLovesGrace.com today for the download.
I know as soon as you finish the first chapter, you’ll see how Living with Grace can be a valuable resource for your activity calendar!
No matter what age you are, one thing is inevitable - change.
From children in preschool to seniors living in communities, everyone needs to cope with change, and one of the best tools for navigating change is using storytelling.
Any good story has some type of problem to solve, so when you share stories, you are constantly learning how others have resolved challenging situations.
Living with Grace is a seniors program that uses storytelling to show how Grace the Dog faces all types of changes in her life. It also nurtures conversations between participants, so they can share their stories, too.
If you’d like to read a sample of the award-winning six-book series, please visit my website at www.EverybodyLovesGrace.com and download chapter 1 of book six today!
Do you know a great way to build friendships in your community?
Share stories!
Research shows that when you participate in storytelling, you bond with the other people in your group by connecting with them and the characters in the stories.
This builds empathy, which helps you be a better friend.
Living with Grace uses storytelling to share the adventures of Grace the Dog, who is a true friend to everyone she meets.
Communities thrive when their residents enjoy strong friendships, and Living with Grace is designed to help seniors live a happier, fuller life through an award-winning book series.
If you’d like to see how powerful storytelling can be, then I’d like to share a story about one of Grace’s adventures with you for FREE!
Please visit my website at www.EverybodyLovesGrace.com today for a download of the first chapter of Book 6!
Grace has a new friend who lives in The Bronx, NY. The Everybody Loves Grace books are still having an impact. We love our new friend. ❤️ #EveryBodyLovesGrace #kindnessmatters #kidlit #dog #adventure
I’m passionate about the Living With Grace seniors program. Helping seniors connect, create community and thrive - one story at a time. #EverybodyLovesGrace #LivingWithGrace #community #Seniors #Thrive #Dogs www.everybodylovesgrace.com/living-with-grace/
Denver friends…what’s a little snow? I’ll be signing books until 3:00pm at Barnes & Noble - Denver 8136 W. Bowles Ave, Littleton, CO
My heart be still…making a difference with the children served by the Gus Bus in Virginia. Love, Grace ❤️
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I’m excited to share that my new book, “Humble Yet Fierce: My Life Behind the Curtain of the CIA,” is officially published. When I headed off to college in 1979, I couldn’t have imagined that one day I would be writing books and delivering speeches about leadership.
Yet it’s here, a book with some of my life stories and lessons learned about work and leadership during my thirty-two year career in the CIA.
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Story time is the best. Love, Grace ❤️#EveryBodyLovesGrace #kindnessmatters #kidlit #poweroflove
Mommy went to the Kennedy Center and I got to stay home with Grandma Joan! Love, Grace ❤️ #EveryBodyLovesGrace #family #ittakesavillage #wicked