Spike – “Jasper”
Book Four, Story Five
Since Jasper in Story Five is a naughty cat, I did not want to make him one of my own barn cats. The illustrator of my books, Christina Wald, and I both love animals and we often share photos of our pets with each other (and I share photos of my farm and farm animals) when we are exchanging business emails. She sent me a photo of her cat, Spike, who always “helps her” when she is drawing illustrations…like my house cat, Suri, “helps me” when I am working on my laptop computer! Spike had the “purrrfecct look” for Jasper, so we used him as the “cat model” in Story Five!
What Our Readers Say…
Nancy and Frank Shay, and children, Ryan and Sara Rappoport
Davenport, FL
We enjoyed meeting you at the Horse World Expo and what you said to Ryan has stayed with him. He just recently used your book as his main focus for his oral presentation at school. We have read your entire book as a family and absolutely love the moral messages behind each story. What a gift you have!
