The Cat, Crow, & Knitten Show Delve into a world fueled by imagination.
Septumble elevun, 1684
Crow lives in a world far more fantastical than he realizes. Beyond the mountains and hills that mark the furthest he has seen lies a world of possibilities and impossibilities, most of them like nothing he could have imagined. Everpink cotton candy trees just out of sight and entire cities constructed of candy, fields of Dandy Lions, Flooris Lava Valley, the Great Playground Shopping Mall, and so much more! Unbeknownst to him, something has quelled magick in the kingdom where he lives. It will be up to him and his new friends to discover what is going on and restore their kingdom.
This is a tale of developing one's perspective as you grow and not losing sight of a child's ingenuity.
The amazing worlds you imagine into existence as a child are in danger of changing or fading away over time. Life experiences of what you've been told to believe and how you've been told to act have the tendency to alter such precious creations, causing memory of them to fade, but not if you hold onto that youthful perspective!
Middle Grade-Level Reading... and for all ages above.
(You think you're too advanced? RECLAIM YOUR YOUTH! Where did you lose it?)
This is a tale of developing one's perspective as you grow and not losing sight of a child's ingenuity.
The amazing worlds you imagine into existence as a child are in danger of changing or fading away over time. Life experiences of what you've been told to believe and how you've been told to act have the tendency to alter such precious creations, causing memory of them to fade, but not if you hold onto that youthful perspective!
Middle Grade-Level Reading... and for all ages above.
(You think you're too advanced? RECLAIM YOUR YOUTH! Where did you lose it?)
...did you lose it?
A lighthearted and humorous romp
through the antics of a young crow who works in a castle, the puppet he creates, and the fun-loving creature whom they befriend; one who has extraordinary powers of imagination and a mysterious past. An adventure reveals itself as they kindle their friendship, and it is going to take all three of them to survive the challenges that lie ahead....you lost it?
Many subtle lessons
are imparted upon the reader along the way (politeness, generosity, diversity and acceptance, being apologetic and forgiving, using caution, not giving up, a cookie recipe, and much more) as they learn the value of friendship and of taking prepared risks.Don't let it slip away.
Readers will love
the chemistry these three share between themselves and those around them, and they will laugh out loud and be amazed by their quirky hijinks.Reclaim the imagination of your youth...
So, prepare to delve on in
to a fantasy world populated by anthropomorphized talking animals living in a medieval society similar but different from ours. Can you unravel the mystery of Cat and her past? Maybe not just yet, but stay tuned for more books to follow in this series!...before it bears consequences.
Excerpts:
"Don't you know? The whole world is our audience! Life is a stage and it's up to us to do the entertaining! This one goes out to all our fans, even the ones we don't yet know we have!"
A wave of adrenaline washes over Crow, causing him to feel energized. Coming alive as though being wound up by a key, and he begins again to move and speak like a circus ringmaster, sweeping his feathered arms in wide gestures while shouting with a deeper voice. "T-That's right, Cat! The whole world is our oyster and we are the shining pearl set to form around whatever irritates it so! We are the resplendent center attraction, so let's stand out and dazzle them for all it's worth! Tomorrow is not set in stone, but we can guide how it layers up!"
"Now you're getting it, Crow!" she tells him. "You were born for this. I could tell you would be brilliant at it!"
"Brilliant like a pearl?"
"Like a pearl, Crow!"
The next morning, Crow gets dressed and puts all the things they have gathered into his gray side pouch, which seems like an awful lot has gone in there. Then he grabs a few of his gadgets off of the shelves and stuffs them in as well. The pouch just swallows them up and looks no fuller than it had been. Cat has been noticing this and decides to finally find out what is going on. "Hey, how is it that your bag there holds so much stuff? Shouldn't it be bursting at the seams? I'm not sure how you even got some of that in there." Knitten, who is residing again in her usual spot inside Crow's vest pocket, says, "I'll bet I could fit in there too." "My pouch?" Crow responds. "Oh, well, you see, this also used to be my grandpapa's. He told me the trick with it is that the precise measurements and folds in its design simply make it able to hold far bigger items than it looks like it could." When it comes to matters of measurement, Cat does not find much use for it. Lining up measuring sticks and protractors and compasses to draw perfect lines for coloring within is tedious and takes the fun away from expressing oneself, for when she unleashes her creativity to produce artworks, boundaries do not stand in her way. She recognizes that symmetry in design is important, but Cat prefers to eyeball her subject to get the proportions right and she does it quite well. So, Crow's answer does not satisfy her because the logic behind it bores her and it made no sense. "I think he was playing a trick on you," she tells him. Crow is insulted. "Grandpapa Grimm would never lie to me! He was very skillful with all the clever ways he had of making complicated fixes look easy. Repairs that didn't seem possible were his favorites because he'd figure out a solution and wind up getting praised by the king and queen." "That's really great, but what does it have to do with why your bag holds so much?" Cat asks. "Because he made it. Making the impossible happen; that's what he was good at. So, if this pouch holds more than it should, that's because he made it possible." Cat decides that this is a logical answer and she apologizes for doubting Grandpapa Grimm.