Not My Cat

(Hardback)

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Based on the authors real experience, this charming and hilarious picture book follows a solitary homeowner who insists shes much too busy to adopt a stray catuntil the cat adopts her.

Staceypants lives in a beautiful yellow house in Charm City where she stays busy fixing things, planting pretty flowers, and keeping her home clean. One day, she finds a scruffy gray cat perched on her fence. But Staceypants definitely does not want a cat. Cats scratch furniture, jump on everything, and they need a litter box!

No, this is not Staceypantss cat. Not when the cat comes back again and again. Not when Staceypants buys the cat a fancy cat bed. Not even when she and the cat sunbathe and do porch yoga together. But what will she do when the cat thats not her cat disappears

Author Bio

Dr. Stacey Pattonis an award-winning journalist and child advocate who teachesdigital storytelling and media literacy at Howard University. She writes frequently about race and child welfare issues forTheWashington Post,Al Jazeera,BBC News, andThe Root, and has won numerous journalism awards and academic honors. Dr. Patton also is the author of the memoirThat Mean Old Yesterday.Not My Catis her first picture book. Visit her at SpareTheKids.com.

Acamy Schleikornis an illustrator from Las Vegas. She began drawing at a very young age and was encouraged by her grandma to keep going. As an adult, she discovered the magical world of childrens books, and became passionate about creating stories that make a difference in a childs life and reflect the diverse world that we live in.Acamy illustrated the picture bookNot My Catby Stacey Patton. Visit her at AcamyDesigns.com.