Catharine is the contact person in Savannah, GA, for Southern Breeze Region of the The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and she is art editor for Learning Abilities Books. She works in a variety of mediums: watercolor, pastel, pen and ink, and colored pencil. She lives in Savannah, GA. Ask her about art work and school visits.

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As a child, the author loved stories about the white horses of the foam. The illustrator spent many of her summers at the ocean playing in the waves. She also spends as much time as she can in the company of horses. Come! Catch a wave and ride the white horses!

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Ten thousand white horses
Will rise from the sea.
I wonder where they'll carry me.

Diez mil caballos blancos
se levantar�n sobre el mar.
Me pregunto, �d�nde me llevar�n?

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Memory cues are used in A Purple Cow: How to Learn Colors. The book is designed for enrichment or remediation. Children are not pictured. Therefore, children of any age can identify with the main character. We are only told that Charlene is older than the child who knows his colors.

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This story centers around a lovely quilt which grandmother makes for her granddaughter. The child takes it back to the city with her along with fond memories of visiting with the grandmother on the mountain where they worked in the garden, went on a picnic, etc.

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This is a touching story about a Creek Indian chief in the colonial days of Georgia. A stone placed over his grave in Wright square in Savannah has this inscription.
In memory of Tomo-chi-chi
The mico of the Yamacraws
The companion of Oglethorpe
And the friend and ally
Of the colony of Georgia

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The puppets (Little Lemon and Lickety-split) help David (Wiggle-worm) gain self-control, self-respect, the respect of others, and secrets for doing better in school. Many issues are addressed including acceptable and unacceptable nicknames. A turning point in the story is when David discovers that he can control a runaway pony.

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Rikki-Tikki-Tavi Pastel Illustrations

Scarlet's First Day Pastel Illustration

Untitled Illustrations Pen and Ink Illustrations