Santa is a Cat

A whimsical rhyming picture book

Written by David A. Wimsett
Illustrated by Joanne Fouchard

A silver medal winner at the BookFest Awards for children’s animal holiday books.

Who really delivers presents on Christmas Eve? The truth may surprise you.

Santa is a Cat is a rhyming picture book that tells how Santa Claus has to be a cat.

Who else could crawl up to rooftops or slide down chimneys so easily? His sled is pulled by five magical mice named Tom, Ann, Sue, James and Paul, who’s rather tall. Mrs. Claus, whose name is Katie May, plans the trips and monitors Santa’s journey with satellites and radar to make certain every house is visited to bring joy to children around the world.

A whimsical picture book to delight young and old alike.

Available at Barnes & Noble - Amazon and booksellers everywhere.

If your local retailer is out of stock, ask them to order it from the Ingram Content Group - ISBN:978-1-990720-04-8.

“Fantasy author Wimsett’s debut picture book reimagines the Christmas legend with Santa as a cat.

"The author narrates this new take on the Christmas legend through well-measured iambic heptameter. The central conceit is both whimsical and joyous—very much in keeping with the Christmas spirit—and is brought to life by Fouchard’s dreamy, digitally painted illustrations. These are resplendent in their Christmas colors and evoke the slightly pixilated, soft-focus blur of greeting cards. In addition to depicting endearing central characters, Fouchard renders unique and imaginative background details, such as the toys of Santa Cat’s workshop or the flames in Santa and Mrs. Cat’s fireplace. Children are few in the story but reflect a variety of ethnic backgrounds. Where darker backdrops preclude the natural placing of black-inked text, a striking contrast is achieved by setting said text within superimposed snowdrift bubbles.

Magical—a perfect snuggle-up read for Christmas Eve.”

Kirkus Reviews

Santa is a Cat

A whimsical rhyming picture book

Written by David A. WimsettIllustrated by Joanne Fouchard A silver medal winner at the BookFest Awards for children’s animal holiday books.

Written by David A. Wimsett
Illustrated by Joanne Fouchard

A silver medal winner at the BookFest Awards for children’s animal holiday books.