Kevan Atteberry's newest picture book, Ghost Cat, is one that'll I'll keep close to my heart. I choked up reading it because I miss my old cats so much (I have two rescues but they have mental issues so let's just say it's hard not to feel deprived at times...) and I have felt like the boy in the book so many times. Kevan captures that unmistakable feeling of the presence of a loved one, gone but not gone from your heart. I have woken up so many times with the sensation of my cat next to me but it was a dream. Sigh. Simply told and illustrated, it's a book about love and loss and loving again. I'm getting multiple copies to give to friends, young and old. See for yourself the opening pages. 
These are the ghosts in my life. What about you?
I miss my soul-cat every day, many times a day. Mr. Monk is not replaceable any which way one might try to tell me he is. He's NOT.
ReplyDeleteI know. Hugs. I feel the same way about my orange cat. He was such a loverboy. And that's how Max was with the tortie. I believe we'll be reunited in heaven.
ReplyDeletethank you, Vijaya!!
ReplyDeleteIt is my pleasure. Thank YOU for writing such a great book! I love it.
ReplyDeleteI just read this book, too. So good!
ReplyDeleteYay Sue!!! Thanks for stopping by.
ReplyDeleteLovely! This book seems to reflect the way I feel about my furry child, Echo. I can see him curled up or sleeping in his favourite corners, beside the fan on a hot day, guarding the bathroom door, on the owl rug we had to buy because he wanted to sleep on the side next to me instead of in his dog bed. I smile and wave at my ghost dog and dream about him often.
ReplyDeleteBarb, I love both your memories of Echo and how much this book resonates. Our furry friends will always be with us.
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