Castaway Cats

A storm, a shipwreck,an ongoing ocean,then finally, finallya deserted isle. . . .Safety -- but wait!The fifteen swimmersbraving the wavesare, after all . . . kitties.They are not intocooperatinguntil, untilon this desert islethey must .Here,from the creatorsof the wittyOld Cricket,comes a wily, wisesaga of sogginess,a feline fantasyabout drying off (elegantly),shaping up (grumpily),getting along (at last),and loving it .

Lisa Wheeler has written many books for children, including The Pet Project, illustrated by Zachariah OHora; Spinster Goose, illustrated by Sophie Blackall; and People Don’t Bite People and People Share with People, both illustrated by Molly Idle. She lives with her family in Addison, Michigan. Visit her online at LisaWheelerBooks.com.

Ponder Goembel has illustrated eight books, including two others by Lisa Wheeler, Old Cricket, a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, and Sailor Moo; A Basket Full of White Eggs, by Brian Swann; and The Night Iguana Left Home, by Megan McDonald. She lives in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, where the 2005 floods threatened to wash away the nearly finished paintings for this book. Her Web site is www.pondergoembel.com.