skunkweddingWriting for Kids III group member Ginger Pate’s first picture book, Would You Invite a Skunk to Your Wedding?, was recently released by Greene Bark Press. Congratulations, Ginger!

Louie Phewie is a young skunk who has a problem controlling his spray. Sometimes, when he becomes nervous, his spraying becomes uncontrollable. Despite his problem, friends invite him to be the ring bearer at their wedding. Unfortunately when a number of things go wrong at the wedding, Louie makes it a wedding to be remembered, for all the wrong reasons.

Ginger’s story is for 3-8 year-olds and was inspired by real-life events.

“At my sister’s wedding years ago, my brother borrowed my car to go to the wedding. What he didn’t realize is that a skunk had sprayed my car the night before the wedding. He had opened the window while driving and wiped his arm on the car.

“When he came into the church and reception, he literally stunk! Everyone wondered where the stink was coming from… He couldn’t wait to take his jacket off to get away from the wonderful aroma.”

Ginger says she wrote the story for her daughter’s wedding, to show her daughter that no matter what happened, she would have a beautiful day.

Would You Invite a Skunk to Your Wedding? is available now from Greene Bark and has already garnered four five-star reviews on Amazon. Congratulations, Ginger!