“Perfect… I would recommend this book to not just those who like cats but who have ever had a cat living with them. It would also be a very fun story time read-aloud.”—STARRED REVIEW, Katrina Yurenka, Retired Librarian, Manager, Youth Services Book Review

"My 4-year-old was instantly drawn into the story of the lost cat Wilhelmina and asked to read it again and again. As we did, we noticed new details in the illustrations each time and new things to discuss. As a parent, I loved the exposure to real works of art like The Scream and The Thinker and the representation of a two-dad multiracial family."—Sarah Prager, Queer, There, and Everywhere and Rainbow Revolutionaries

Joseph Belisle draws and paints, teaches art, is husband to David, and father to Faith, and with the debut of this book becomes a children’s book author and illustrator. Belisle proudly runs Lighthouse, the LGBTQ+ teen group at Kids in Crisis. He grew up in a big family in a small New England town and currently lives in Fairfield County, Connecticut, where it is also his job to keep up with the real-life Wilhelmina.