Amanda Cleary Eastep

It’s time for the COVER REVEAL for book 5 in the Tree Street Kids middle grade series! Jack Finch and his friends are off to the mountains of North Carolina in…

The Beastie of Brambly Bald
Coming, Fall 2024 — Available now for PRORDER!

Jack Finch’s plan to gobble up tons of turkey over Thanksgiving Break and work on the Tree Street Kids’ fort has been foiled. Instead, the Finches are traveling to the mountains of North Carolina to visit the grandparents Jack barely knows. Thank goodness his best friends Ellison and Roger are coming with him to the cabin on Brambly Bald mountain. But something is lurking in the forest, and soon Jack uncovers a secret bigger than Bigfoot. When the kids come face to face with a real threat, will Jack find a way to protect his friends? Jack braves danger, finds new branches on his family tree, and discovers what it means to be rooted in God’s big family.

Publisher: Moody Publishers
Cover art and illustrations by Aedan Peterson
Editor, Marianne Hering

Where do the cover ideas come from? 

I’m grateful to be able to give a lot of input into the cover art and interior illustrations of my books. For the cover, I offer Moody Publishers’ design team a few ideas; they then pass those along to the talented illustrator Aedan Peterson.

First, though, I brainstorm my ideas with my elder daughter Mackenzie, who is a wonderful artist. For The Beastie of Brambly Bald, she suggested getting some inspiration from movie posters from the 1980s/90s. I looked at the Goonies, James and the Giant Peach, and The Thing (ew!). I then sent my notes and the three movie poster images to the team. Although my book isn’t scary, you can guess which image may have inspired Aedan too!