She helps.
Cooking, cleaning, computer work: if her people are doing something, Anjou wants to inspect the situation.
A children's picture book in progress
Meet Anjou
A real Maine Coon. A very curious day.
A warm read-aloud picture book about helping, watching, wondering, and love.
Anjou the Cat
Meet Anjou
Draft cover illustration
Book 1
Meet a very observant helper.
Anjou is a real silver Maine Coon cat with tufted ears, big paws, fluffy white cheeks, and one very grand tail.
The cover image shown here is a draft illustration from the current dev-v2 image process, not final Book 1 cover art.
Her ordinary indoor day is full of important work: following Mommy, asking Daddy for morning pets, supervising the computer, watching birds and squirrels, and playing bedtime peekaboo.
- Format
- Illustrated read-aloud picture book
- Audience
- Children ages 3-6 and the people who read to them
- Editions
- US, UK, and France editions planned
The real Anjou
The book starts with the cat herself.
Before she is a character on the page, Anjou is a real indoor cat with watchful green eyes, tall tufted ears, white cheek fur, and a calm-but-curious way of taking over a room.
The real cat behind the story
Curious, chatty, affectionate, and always nearby.
She watches.
Windows are serious business. Birds and squirrels can make her chatter and keep watch long after they leave.
She loves.
She would often rather snuggle and get pets than eat or play. In the evenings, she is usually glued to Mommy.
For grown-ups
A real-cat story made for gentle reading.
Meet Anjou is inspired by a real indoor Maine Coon cat and the small routines that make her feel larger than life. The book keeps the language simple and lets the illustrations carry much of Anjou's personality.
A Maine Coon is a large, long-haired cat breed known for tufted ears, big paws, and a friendly, watchful presence. Anjou is not a giant for a Maine Coon, but she is still long, fluffy, and hard to miss.
Reviewer-copy details, press materials, and purchase links will be added as the book moves closer to launch.
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