Gaffigan actually remembered her. But Katie couldn’t think about that now.
“I just wanted to tell you how great you were last night,” she said to Tony.
Tony, Kerry, and RJ all looked at her with surprise.
“Great?” RJ asked. “Are you kidding?”
Katie shook her head. “My parents thought he was great, too. They thought it was cool how Tony showed that Winter Wildness clothing brings out the kid in everyone.”
“Huh?” Tony and Kerry said at once.
RJ was scratching his forehead. “Hmm. Not a bad line . . . ‘Winter Wildness—let our clothes bring out the kid in you.’”
“Exactly,” Katie continued. “My mom and dad hate snow. To them, it just means a lot of shoveling. But last night Tony showed grown-ups that if they put on Winter Wildness clothes, they’ll want to get outdoors in the snow, just like when they were kids . . . at least, that’s what my parents said.”
“Was that what you were doing, Tony?” RJ asked him. “Starting your own ad campaign?”
“Well . . . I . . . uh . . .” Tony obviously didn’t know what to say.
“Of course he was,” Katie answered for him. “Couldn’t you tell?”
“Why didn’t you say anything about it?” Kerry asked Tony.
“Maybe he wanted it to be a surprise,” Katie said.
“Yeah, yeah, I wanted it to be a surprise,” Tony echoed.
Katie giggled. It was even a surprise to Tony.
“I like this idea,” RJ said. “I think we should go with it.”
“You do?” Tony asked. “Um . . . I mean, of course you do. It’s a good idea.” He winked at Katie. She winked back.
“In fact, I think we should start a line of kids clothing, too,” RJ added.
“Good thinking, RJ.” Tony paused for a minute. “I have another idea. We should have lots of kids in the commercial with us.” He smiled at Katie. “Do you know any kids who might want to be in it?”
Katie grinned back at him. Did she ever !
Chapter 11
“There I am!” George shouted. “Look at me coming down that mountain next to Tony!”
The kids all stared at the TV screen in Katie’s living room. Two weeks had passed since they had helped make the Winter Wildness Clothing commercial. They were watching it now for the first time.
“Wow!” Katie exclaimed as she saw Tony take on a big mogul.
“And there I am, skating on the ice, right next to Kerry,” Emma S. squealed.
“Oooh, I see us, Katie!” Jeremy shouted.
Katie smiled. Sure enough, there she was, having a snowball fight with Jeremy, Kerry, and Tony. They were on TV!
“There’s Miriam, Emma W., and me having hot chocolate with Tony Raven and Kerry Gaffigan,” Kevin shouted excitedly.
“I’ll bet my snow angel scene is next,” Suzanne boasted. “I was the most professional actor there. The director is definitely going to want to end the commercial with the best performer.”
The kids all rolled their eyes.
“Yep, here I come,” Suzanne said. “That’s the pink and white parka I was wearing.” Sure enough, a pink and white ski jacket came into focus on the screen. “Wait until you guys see how beautiful I look on camera.”
The camera closed in on the sleeve of Suzanne’s jacket, where the words Winter Wildness were written.
Then the announcer said, “Winter Wildness Clothing. It will bring out the kid in you.”
And that was it. The commercial was over.
Katie glanced over at her best friend. Poor Suzanne. They’d never even shown her face!
Nobody said anything for a minute. They all felt too bad for Suzanne. The kids knew exactly what she had to be thinking.
A second later, it was Suzanne who broke the silence. “The point of a commercial is to sell the product,” she said confidently. “Any real model knows that. You could see the words Winter Wildness clearly on my sleeve. It’s what people will remember. My part in the commercial was the most important!”
Katie choked back a laugh. Suzanne would never change.
Still, sometimes it was good when things stayed the same.
“I just wanted to tell you how great you were last night,” she said to Tony.
Tony, Kerry, and RJ all looked at her with surprise.
“Great?” RJ asked. “Are you kidding?”
Katie shook her head. “My parents thought he was great, too. They thought it was cool how Tony showed that Winter Wildness clothing brings out the kid in everyone.”
“Huh?” Tony and Kerry said at once.
RJ was scratching his forehead. “Hmm. Not a bad line . . . ‘Winter Wildness—let our clothes bring out the kid in you.’”
“Exactly,” Katie continued. “My mom and dad hate snow. To them, it just means a lot of shoveling. But last night Tony showed grown-ups that if they put on Winter Wildness clothes, they’ll want to get outdoors in the snow, just like when they were kids . . . at least, that’s what my parents said.”
“Was that what you were doing, Tony?” RJ asked him. “Starting your own ad campaign?”
“Well . . . I . . . uh . . .” Tony obviously didn’t know what to say.
“Of course he was,” Katie answered for him. “Couldn’t you tell?”
“Why didn’t you say anything about it?” Kerry asked Tony.
“Maybe he wanted it to be a surprise,” Katie said.
“Yeah, yeah, I wanted it to be a surprise,” Tony echoed.
Katie giggled. It was even a surprise to Tony.
“I like this idea,” RJ said. “I think we should go with it.”
“You do?” Tony asked. “Um . . . I mean, of course you do. It’s a good idea.” He winked at Katie. She winked back.
“In fact, I think we should start a line of kids clothing, too,” RJ added.
“Good thinking, RJ.” Tony paused for a minute. “I have another idea. We should have lots of kids in the commercial with us.” He smiled at Katie. “Do you know any kids who might want to be in it?”
Katie grinned back at him. Did she ever !
Chapter 11
“There I am!” George shouted. “Look at me coming down that mountain next to Tony!”
The kids all stared at the TV screen in Katie’s living room. Two weeks had passed since they had helped make the Winter Wildness Clothing commercial. They were watching it now for the first time.
“Wow!” Katie exclaimed as she saw Tony take on a big mogul.
“And there I am, skating on the ice, right next to Kerry,” Emma S. squealed.
“Oooh, I see us, Katie!” Jeremy shouted.
Katie smiled. Sure enough, there she was, having a snowball fight with Jeremy, Kerry, and Tony. They were on TV!
“There’s Miriam, Emma W., and me having hot chocolate with Tony Raven and Kerry Gaffigan,” Kevin shouted excitedly.
“I’ll bet my snow angel scene is next,” Suzanne boasted. “I was the most professional actor there. The director is definitely going to want to end the commercial with the best performer.”
The kids all rolled their eyes.
“Yep, here I come,” Suzanne said. “That’s the pink and white parka I was wearing.” Sure enough, a pink and white ski jacket came into focus on the screen. “Wait until you guys see how beautiful I look on camera.”
The camera closed in on the sleeve of Suzanne’s jacket, where the words Winter Wildness were written.
Then the announcer said, “Winter Wildness Clothing. It will bring out the kid in you.”
And that was it. The commercial was over.
Katie glanced over at her best friend. Poor Suzanne. They’d never even shown her face!
Nobody said anything for a minute. They all felt too bad for Suzanne. The kids knew exactly what she had to be thinking.
A second later, it was Suzanne who broke the silence. “The point of a commercial is to sell the product,” she said confidently. “Any real model knows that. You could see the words Winter Wildness clearly on my sleeve. It’s what people will remember. My part in the commercial was the most important!”
Katie choked back a laugh. Suzanne would never change.
Still, sometimes it was good when things stayed the same.
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