17 Year-Old New Jersey High School Student, Eugenie Gloria Wong, Launches a Children’s Book, Penny’s Day on the Farm – a Transformative Story about Building Self-Esteem

The book is the first in a series of children’s books to bring importance to foundational values.

NEW JERSEY – FIRST-TIME author Eugenie Gloria Wong will captivate you with this playful picture book that instills confidence in your child and models how to make friends. A book in the series The Adventures of Pierre and Penny LePockets, Penny’s Day on the Farm will have your children learning life lessons while building their self-esteem.

This rhyming book follows a little girl named Penny who has a room full of stuffed animals who are her friends. With a mysterious and magical twist, she discovers these stuffed animals can talk. While navigating this new revelation, she begins to learn life lessons of teamwork, kindness, and embracing new experiences.

“Penny’s Day on the Farm is full of excitement and fun all the way,” said Louise Malecha, Author of Going to Papa and Nana’s Farm and Ginger’s Big Day. “Penny, who is concerned about finding a friend her first day at school, finds herself magically placed on a farm. She quickly learns how to join in on the fun at the same time make new friends. Any child will love to have this story read to them while gazing at the beautiful illustrations. Well done Eugenie.”

Penny’s Day on the Farm is the magic ingredient that will leave your children feeling that an adventure can begin with a simple wish while keeping an open heart. With the combination of life lessons and beautiful and humorous illustrations by Juliana Castro, you will be assured that your children will feel empowered.

“I write because I believe in the power of stories,” said Eugenie Gloria Wong. “They shape us. A child’s story does more than entertain – it teaches, carries values, and molds young hearts and minds. I remember how important stories were in my own childhood, and now I have the opportunity to share stories with the world. This is a very special moment for me, and I’m excited to share it with all of you!”

The book is available to purchase worldwide in June 2024 at Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, and Porchlight Book Company. Learn more about Eugenie and her book at www.theglostudios.com

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About Penny’s Day at the Farm

This rhyming picture book follows Penny, a little girl with a room full of stuffed animals who are her friends. On the evening before her first day of school, the words on a mysterious note whisk her away into a magical realm where animals talk and unexpected friendships blossom. With a newfound friend by her side, Penny navigates how to reach out to others through teamwork, kindness, and embracing new experiences.