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 happy memories, by grieving and by reaching out to comfort those around him and to ease their journey. A story for all ages about coping with change. REVIEWS: "I am adding The Sea Cat Dreams as a good resource in my book, "Life and Loss" (3rd Edition." Linda Goldman, FT, MS counselling, ME early childhood education, LCPC, NBCC. "I would definitely use The Sea Cat Dreams with my clients, young and old." Youla Overbey, MA, LLPC. "The Sea Cat Creams is a book I would wholeheartedly recommend." Claire Casha, Master in Family Studies with over ten years' experience of family therapy work. "Clinicians who treat children coping with change...would want to keep this book on their bookshelf (as) a valuable resource...I highly recommend it." Barbara Cunningham, Psy. D., MFT.
Author Biography:
J.R.Poulter knows books from entertainment to educational and more! A multi-award winning writer and poet, she has been a senior educator, librarian, book reviewer, associate lecturer in English Expression, editor and once worked in a circus. She has been published in Australia, UK, USA and Europe, having over 30 children's and education books with mainstream & digital publishers. Major awards for her books, include Children's Choice, New Zealand, inclusion in Top Ten Children's & YA Books, NZ, Premier's Recommended Reading List, Australia, Simone Wood Award for a children's book on dance, USA,LiFE Award, Literature for Environment [for Getting Home and Where the Ice Goes...],Mending Lucille won the Crichton, CBCA.She takes master classes and workshops for children and adults to teach writing skills and the skills inherent in book creation, whether in poetry or prose, does author talks, dramatized readings. She created a picture book in collaboration with Craig Smith, for an enthusiastic, participatory audience for the Lockyer Festival. J.R. now heads Word Wings collaborative, over 50 creatives from over 20 countries. As J.R.McRae, she writes award-winning poetry/haiku [Blood and Other Essentials... poetry collection out soon], novels [Free Passage, Cats' Eyes], picture book/graphic novel crossovers [Dream of the Fox Women, Tatter Wings] and short stories. Included in Quadrant Book of Poetry, 2000-2010, Basics of Life [ALR Anthology], Trust and Treachery, Colours of Refuge, Antipodes, Social Alternatives. Artwork/photography features in international anthologies, Reinventing Myth, Colours of Refuge, Musings: A Mosaic, Best of Vine Leaves, Prints Rhyming Anthology.Websites: www.wordwings.wix.com/publishing http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/wordwings https://www.facebook.com/WordWingsPublishing/http://www.jenniferrpoulter.weebly.com/ http://www.jrmcrae_subversive.weebly.com
