Bethany Beach Books Meet the Author: Nancy Viau

Meet Nancy Viau, author of "Hanging With Gram" at Bethany Beach Books on Tuesday, July 7th at 4pm!

In this charming and humorous picture book for children ages 4-8, a determined boy has big plans for a special day with his grandmother—but he soon discovers that adventurous Gram has ideas of her own!

Perfect for kindhearted kids and young-at-heart grandparents, "Hanging Out with Gram" follows one determined kiddo who works hard to create a special day for his grandmother . . . but isn't quite prepared for the eye-opening day she has in store for him!

Award-winning author Nancy Viau specializes in fiction for children ages 2-12. Her picture books include Hanging Out with Gram (new in 2026), Splish, Splash! First to Last (2024 Moonbeam Children’s Book Award, 2024 Northern Lights Award), Pruett and Soo, Today Is a Beach Day!, First Snow (2019 IPPY/Independent Publisher Book Award), Storm Song, City Street Beat, and Look What I Can Do! She is also the author of the middle-grade novels Samantha Hansen Has Rocks in Her Head, Something Is Bugging Samantha Hansen (2020 Skipping Stones Honor Award for Nature and Ecology), Beauty and Bernice (2018 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Finalist), and Just One Thing! (2016 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Gold Award). A former teacher and kid-at-heart, she often visits elementary schools across the country to share her journey to publication and the writing process.