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Patricia Austin is the author of one other children’s book, The Cat Who Loved Mozart (illustrated by Henri Sorenson), winner of the Muse Award from the Cat Writers’ Association. A long-time elementary teacher and a professor of children’s literature, she has published a teaching memoir, Tales From a Teaching Life: Vignettes in Verse. She is passionate about books and reading as well as nurturing creativity in young people. She lives in New Orleans with her cats. You can visit her at www.patriciaaustinwrites.com. Megan Elizabeth Baratta is a children's book illustrator and winner of the School Library Journal's inaugural 2022 Endies Award for Best Map. She lives in central New York with her husband, daughter, and three cats. She loves rendering scenes of ordinary life and showing their quiet beauty. Her books include Most Days, I Begin With Spring, and The Secret Stream. You can visit her at www.barattastudio.com.
""A creative and unique way to explore poetry and emotions with young children. Austin’s poems are short but insightful. Her language is lively and engaging. Each painting uses a bold, often primary color scheme in a setting that connects the animal to its corresponding poem. The illustrator also alternates between full-page images and smaller ones that make good use of white space."" - Kirkus Review
