MORGANTOWN, W.Va., June 17, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Once there was a cat who couldn't catch mice like other cats, so he had to come up with an imaginative way to do it for himself. Imagination and accomplishing anything are two key themes in the new book, The Cat Who Walked Backwards and Other Short Stories (now available through AuthorHouse), a collection of short stories for children by Mary Anne Henderson.
The Cat Who Walked Backwards offers fun-filled and imaginative stories for readers ages 4 and up. Henderson's stories take place in the realm of make believe where all things are possible. Her characters are all strange creatures, different from the rest, who must use imagination and desire to accomplish things.
"In this book, most stories have a prevailing theme. It tells children in a silly way that they can accomplish whatever they set their minds to. If they can't do it the way others do, then they can use their imagination and find an alternative way of accomplishing it," she says.
Her characters are fun creatures that children will love. There is the cat that walks backwards, Kerpflopp the Swimming Frog who can't hop, singing goats, a dancing calf and the funny little piglet who realized he should make up his own games instead of trying to follow others. Each story will bring smiles and laughter from little ones, while teaching important values such as being true to oneself and never giving up.
The Cat Who Walked Backwards and Other Short Stories is an imaginative and educational book sure to delight young readers.
Henderson is a great-grandmother and lifelong resident of West Virginia. She has written many stories for her great-granddaughter and decided to publish a series of her favorites. The Cat Who Walked Backwards is her first book.
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