Posted on June 7, 2011
by Catherine Austen
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I got an email this week from an old friend whom I haven’t seen for twenty years. She wrote to say that she’d been in Washington, D.C., and there in the bookshop of the Museum of Natural History was My Cat Isis. My beloved feline is… Continue Reading “Everybody Wants to be a Starring Cat”
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Posted on March 29, 2011
by Catherine Austen
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Success! About a hundred people showed up at my local library yesterday to help me celebrate the release of my first picture book, My Cat Isis, illustrated by Virginie Egger, published by Kids Can Press earlier this month. Yes, that read, “a hundred.” Good… Continue Reading “Book Launch Afterword (II)”
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Need I say more? Well, maybe… There will be food: grapes, cinnamon cookies, date squares, cheese and crackers — anything with a connection to Ancient Egyptian agriculture, however flimsy — plus coffee, tea, and juices they never even heard of 5,000 years ago. The walls… Continue Reading “Book Launch”
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Posted on March 4, 2011
by Catherine Austen
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It’s out at last! My Cat Isis was released by Kids Can Press on March 1, 2011. Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous. My Cat Isis is my first picture book, and it’s on the list of spring children’s titles in Publisher’s Weekly. Scroll through to K for… Continue Reading “On Bookshelves Now!”
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Posted on January 19, 2011
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While you’re anxiously awaiting the release of My Cat Isis, take a look at some of my other favourite picture books about cats. (I’ve linked to amazon.ca pages for more information, but you can order any still in print from your local independent bookstore.) Clever… Continue Reading “Picture These Gorgeous Cats”
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