It is a chilly Thanksgiving, and cat cousins Sunny and Wondrous meet at their family’s country home. Hoping their felines will become best friends, cousins Claire and Ella are dismayed when
fur flies instead. Sunny and Wondrous just are not interested in growing a friendship. When the chase reaches its peak, the cat cousins realize they have not been honest, or kind; and they
could be playing instead of fighting! Hissing and clawing give way (to the joyous astonishment of the girls!) to licking whipped cream from a shared bowl. Authors and sisters Mary Hochenauer
& Lois (Suji) Hochenauer-Fox weave a story that can teach young readers to communicate from their hearts by choosing love over fear. Canadian illustrator Diane Lucas enhances the timely
message of this storybook with spunky, earnest portrayals of characters who feel at times fearful, lonely, selfish, mischievous, generous, loving, happy, and content. The holiday setting and
family warmth draw young readers who, while thrilled by the scrabbling uproar, sigh with satisfaction as Sunny and Wondrous choose friendship. Part of all book proceeds are contributed to
www.savethechildren.org.
