On The Night Of The Comet

Peter got up in the night, walked past the big empty bedroom, down the stairs and past his father on the couch. He opened the door. Outside it was as bright as noon. Two tigers and a great white snow leopard sat on the stoop. On the night of the comet, when cats can talk, three large cats stop by Peter's house on their way to the mountains to ask the Great Cat their questions. The plants in Peter's parents' 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 Peter's questions, but perhaps she can give him a way to say goodbye. Lena Coakley works for the Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers (CANSCAIP). She lives in Toronto and has twice won second prize in the Toronto Star's short story contest. This is her first picturebook. Leslie Elizabeth Watts has illustrated many picturebooks including You Can't Rush a Cat by Karleen Bradford (Orca, 2003) and It's Raining, It's Pouring by Andrea Spalding (Orca, 2001). In On the Night of the Comet, Leslie takes to new heights her talent for painting animals, especially the feline variety.Coakley, Lena is the author of 'On The Night Of The Comet', published 2004 under ISBN 9781551432878 and ISBN 1551432870.