The Stray Cat Hides A Secret

Three year old Michael, his granny and her pets meet up with a saucy stray cat who shares in the magic and secrets revealed in a backyard garden. Being cooped up with a year of Covid, all having to retreat from our normal everyday lives, the withdrawal actually provided us with an opportunity to become more mindful of the many simple, familiar things that can bring us joy if we choose to live in the present.

Stanis Marusak Beck is a practicing psychotherapist on Long Island, originally from Jersey City, New Jersey. She believes in mindfulness and the power of living in the present (which just comes naturally to kids and cats) to cope with the stressors of life, up to and including Covid.Wendy Leach is an illustrator living and working in Overland Park, Kansas. While she earned her degree she worked in the children's department of the local book store, where her love for picture illustration began.