On the Night of the Comet

by Lena Coakley, illustrated by Leslie Elizabeth Watts

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Description

On the night of the comet, when cats can talk, three large cats stop by Peterís house on their way to the mountains to ask the Great Cat their questions. The plants in Peterís parentsí room are dead. His father sleeps on the couch. And Peter is very, very sad. With her tail long enough to wrap Peter up from head to toe, the great white snow leopard tries to help. She may not be able to answer Peterís questions, but perhaps she can give him a way to say goodbye.

About the Authors

Lena Coakley

LENA COAKLEY was born in Milford, Connecticut, and grew up on Long Island. After studying writing at Sarah Lawrence College, she moved to Toronto. She is the author of the acclaimed fantasy novel Witchlanders, winner of the SCBWI Crystal Kite Award, as well as the picture books On the Night of the Comet and Mrs. Goodhearth and the Gargoyle. The former administrative director for the Canadian Society of Children’s Authors, Illustrators and Performers, Oakley is now a full-time writer.

Leslie Elizabeth Watts

Leslie Watts has always loved painting people. After working for twenty years as a children’s book illustrator, she turned to fine art in 2007 and now makes portraits of grown-ups for houses and museums. She lives in Stratford, Ontario. She also collaborated with Sheree Fitch on If I Were the Moon.

Age:: 0 to 7
Grade:: p to 2
Reading age:: 4 to 8

Awards

Commended, CCBC Our Choice
Commended, Resource Links "The Year's Best"

Editorial Reviews

"The artwork . . . is so real, so magical, so gentle, so evocative of loss and of understanding. It is a very special book."

— HI-RISE

"The pictures are beautiful and the story is wonderfully comforting and humorous."

"For a child facing a loss, this book could be a great help."

"Highly recommended."

— TUSD Library Services

"Illustrator Leslie Elizabeth Watts makes every hair on her gorgeous white leopard seem warm and inviting."

". . . a comforting story in which a sad boy finds, through the fantasy cat, his own way of accepting the changes in his family."

— CITY Parent

". . . a haunting and touching look at a little boy searching for answers where there are none."

— The New Brunswick Reader

Out of print

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On the Night of the Comet

by Lena Coakley, illustrated by Leslie Elizabeth Watts

Lena Coakley

Leslie Elizabeth Watts

Out of print