My Cat, Coon Cat
Sandy Ferguson Fuller
Jeannie Brett
9781944762131
32 pages
Islandport Press
Overview
When a young girl moves into a new home, she slowly wins the affection of a shy Maine coon cat, as he meets the girl's kitten, chases dragonflies, and explores the neighborhood. Beautiful illustrations by Jeannie Brett enhance the gentle rhyming verses by Sandy Ferguson Fuller to make this a delightful book for children, cat lovers, and anyone who has felt the warmth of making a new friend.
Author Bio
Sandy Ferguson Fuller has indulged her entire professional life in the fun world of children's books, originally inspired as a student of Maurice Sendak at Yale. She is the author of MoonLoon, Out In The Night, Hannah And The Perfect Picture Pony, and The BLUES Go Birding series. Her work requires wearing many hats, including picture book author, illustrator, literary agent, bookseller and publishing consultant.Jeannie Brett is the author and illustrator of Wild About Bears. She has also illustrated many children's books including Decorated Horses, L is for Lobster, A Maine Alphabet; Fishing for Numbers, A Maine Numbers Book; M is for Mayflower, A Massachusetts Alphabet; and One if by Land, A Massachusetts Numbers Book. She has also written and illustrated Little Maine and illustrated Little New York and Little Pennsylvania, Little North Carolina and Little Pennsylvania, state-themed board books of rhyming riddles.Brett has lived in Maine for more than three decades. She attended the School of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.