So, way back in May, my editor emailed me a copy of FORGET ME NOT’s cover sketch (in black and white). I loved it and couldn’t stop staring at it, so I printed out a copy and left it on my desk overnight.

The next morning, my five-year-old found it, assumed I’d printed out a new coloring page for her (as I often do), colored it with colored pencils, and broughtit to me. I laughed so hard. When I explained to her that it was a picture of my book cover she told me, “Tell them to color it li...