Matilda and Callie, The Community Cat
Joi Morgan, Rebecca Johnson
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(, May 28, 2020)
Matilda Monroe is an eight-year-old girl who loves to go to the park to swing so high her toes will touch the sky! One afternoon, as Matilda is swinging in her most favorite swing of all, she spots something out of the corner of her eye. Matilda immediately stops swinging, walks over to a fir tree, and bends down. Sitting under that fir tree is the most beautiful kitten in the whole wide world, just gazing up at Matilda. Momma walks over to see what her daughter has found, and as soon as she sees the kitten, it breaks her heart a little that Matilda cannot take that sweet ball of fur home with them. Momma knows, too, that Matilda has already fallen completely in love.Will Momma figure out a way for Matilda to have this pet of her very own? Please read Matilda and Callie, the Community Cat to find out if Callie ends up in her forever home. This children’s story is inspired by actual events that happened in a local park. It demonstrates how total strangers can rally together to show kindness to an innocent, helpless kitten.