Fans of Ms. Stern were probably rejoicing yesterday as she announced that she has another book deal from Simon & Schuster:
This book will feature Buddy, a blind cat that Beth is fostering and it apparently came to fruition in a matter of weeks, as Beth first mentioned Buddy on June 6, 2015.
Seeing an author like Beth get a book deal so quickly must be frustrating for some other children's book authors who spend time working on their craft, waiting forever to hear back from publishers and attending conferences to improve their skills.
Perhaps these people should post tasteful pictures of themselves on Twitter to help establish credibility as a children's book author, as Beth did on the same day that she announced the new Buddy book:
Proof I can palm a basketball. (Photo by Howard) pic.twitter.com/s7qrHyjDhq
— Beth Ostrosky (@BethStern) July 31, 2015
As noted above, Beth indicated that her share of the proceeds from this new book will be going to the NSAL and Bianca's Furry Friends, which of course still hasn't been fully funded as of this date.
It is interesting that Beth has not mentioned that there is now a charity called Biancas Furry Friends Foundation. This new Biancas Furry Friends Foundation received its tax-exempt status in 2015 - it has a different tax identification number than the NSAL but it is unclear whether there is some relationship between the two charities.
One can only imagine how this upcoming masterpiece will read - here's one guess of the storyline:
Scene 1 - Yoda is sad as Beth, rocking a stylish hat, leaves to deliver a foster kitten to its new home (and pose for an Instagram picture with the "forever family" adopting said kitten)
Scene 2 - Yoda is happy as Beth comes home and steps out of the limo with a fresh batch of foster kittens
Scene 3 - foster kittens cause trouble in the Sterns' mansion and Yoda springs into action, getting the kittens out of the animal activist's closet which is filled with expensive leather goods
Scene 4 - Yoda is confused as to why Buddy isn't behaving - "foster mom, what's the deal with Buddy?" Beth tells Yoda that Buddy has "sad eyes" and cannot see.
Scene 5 - Buddy has to go to the hospital and Yoda thinks "foster kittens cured my sad heart, why can't they fix Buddy's eyes?"
Scene 6 - Buddy comes home and Yoda is confused as to why Beth has a bunch of balloons for a blind cat
Scene 7 - even though Buddy cannot see, he becomes Yoda's sidekick - together forever!!
This book should provide Beth Stern fans with more chances to see her on TV, as well as a few choice book signings - perhaps an encore at the Costco in Riverhead, NY. If they're lucky, maybe Robin Quivers will again record an audio version of this book. With all the money that this book will raise, maybe Bianca's Furry Friends may get started before the next Presidential election in 2016.
