The Sea Cat's life sees many changes, from farm to sea, family pet to working cat and then the storm...He copes in various ways - by adapting, by treasuring the happy memories, by grieving and by reaching out to comfort those around him and so ease their journey.A story for all ages about coping with change. This narrative verse story has been successfully used in Australia, USA and Malta in bibliotherapy sessions with families and children whose lives have been impacted by change. Reading Time Online review by Romi Sharp http://readingtime.com.au/the-sea-cat-dreams/I am adding The Sea Cat Dreams as a good resource in my new book, "Life and Loss" [3rd edition]. Linda Goldman, FT, MS counselling, ME early childhood education, LCPC, NBCC www.childrensgrief.netI would definitely use The Sea Cat Dreams with my clients, young and old. Youla Overbey MA, LLPCThe Sea Cat Dreams is a book I would wholeheartedly recommend. Claire Casha, Master in Family Studies, over ten years' experience of family therapy. Clinicians who treat children coping with change... will want to keep this book on their bookshelf [as] a valuable resource ... I highly recommend [it]. Barbara Cunningham, Psy.D., MFTreview by Jennifer DouglasWhat can I say about The Sea Cat Dreams but Wow! The realism of [Muza Ulasowski's] work puts the reader right ... within the book. She truly is an artist to be adored. The message of love and loss is hidden nicely within the adventures of the life of this cat but is clear enough for it to be addressed should the need arise. Coping with change also speaks clearly within this book and would be great used with a child who is sensitive to change in their lives. This book captivates, elates and moves. This is a book that shows the high quality that is available in children's literature. Review by Dr. Virginia LowePoulter's text is in gentle rhyming verse, and Ulasowski's paintings are rich and realistic. It is valuable for children to have picture books covering all aspects of life (and death).

Blurb: Cats! The good, the feral and the funny are all featured here in a collection of humorous, dramatic and narrative poems for folk of all ages to enjoy. Most of the poems have been previously published in various journals and anthologies, under either Poulter or McRae, some are new, never before published. Included in the collection, are some poems, broken into parts, for use in Speech and Drama and Eisteddfod work. Images have been created to allow for photocopying and printing out for colouring-in purposes!Themes: cats, domestic cats, feral cats, cat stories, cats as predators, pets, humour, speech and drama work, poetry, rhyming poetryREVIEW: J.R. McRae/Poulter is Australia's Scheherazade! She has a thousand and one tales yet to tell in fiction and verse... As a creator, she is endlessly inventive and daring. Dr. Florence Lewis, PhD, English Professor, University Of California, Berkeley, CA, co-author with New Zealand's Bernie Gadd, "Who Wants to Be Lillian Plotnik's Mother." Taught Daniel Hand, among many others.

The high-seas adventures of two cat brothers.

The abridged, junior edition of the story of Able Seacat Simon, beloved hero of the high seas. A must for Michael Morpurgo fans! When an orphaned kitten is discovered in the Hong Kong docks in 1948 by a British sailor, he has no idea of the journey that awaits him. Smuggled onto HMS Amethyst and named 'Simon' by his new friends, the little cat quickly gets used to life on the seas and appoints himself chief rat-catcher. When tragedy strikes, Seacat Simon keeps spirits up - but it's a long and dangerous journey back to England for the heroic kitten and his crewmates . . . Inspired by real events, this is the story of 'Able Seacat' Simon's adventures and heroics in dangerous wartime seas, as told by the cat himself!