Berry Merry Catfish
A Tale of a Magical Calico Cat
On a moonlit night, the visitor who comes to stay is of the ‘four- legged furry kind’… a whimsical, magical calico cat with only eight lives (she lost one on the way) arrives on Emma’s doorstep.
The cat ‘just a shadow of herself’ is invited in. Berry Merry Catfish has an appetite for life and food. The comical cat eats berries, fish, and ‘Pie-in-the-sky’.
The cat grows fat, and enchanted.
Who is the heroine of the book, is it the protagonist brave, evocative Berry Merry Catfish, and will she overcome her sad beginning, or is it kind Emma the little girl who saves her, and does the cat get her wish?
Berry Merry Catfish has crazy, fun escapades with a surprise ending.
…….A home sweet home book for the whole family, the perfect bedtime story, also for foodies and cat lovers and readers who believe ‘there is no place like home.’ Berry Merry Catfish, is a book that belongs either on a children’s bookcase shelf or on a coffee table………
‘Every Adventure requires a first step‘.
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Written & Illustrated by Terry Ann Kalinko
Terry Ann Kalinko is a well-established South African painter. She has held numerous solo art exhibitions, and her paintings are hanging in corporate and private art collections, both locally and abroad.
‘Berry Merry Catfish’ is her debut children’s picture book, an ‘arts imitates life story’, a ‘curious blend of truth and fantasy’. The book is an impressive A4 size, and the illustrations are hand-painted oil and mixed media on canvas, drawn from life and photo references.
She lives in Johannesburg, South Africa with her husband Jeff. They have six children and a galaxy of grandchildren.