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Inspired by a child's crayon drawing sent to the author not long after her husband's unexpected death, this heartfelt story is beautifully illustrated with exquisitely rendered drawings and brilliant swathes of watercolor wash over photographic imagery. Buddy the cat was lost, and then rescued, and then found by his forever friend Uncle Kenneth. But then Uncle Kenneth was lost and Buddy could not find him. He deeply mourned Uncle Kenneth's sudden absence, looking for him everywhere. We know so little about the stray animals we welcome into our hearts and homes. We know even less about how they feel when their beloved human caretakers go missing. Depicting Buddy's journey through confusion and sadness to love again, this picture book helps us understand what it means for an animal companion to lose his dearest friend and, eventually, gain new dear friends, while treasuring lasting memories. Story and pictures will appeal to all ages.

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The Story of Buddy and Uncle Kenneth is tenderly told from Buddy's point of view. The art work is superb, and will draw in readers, from little ones to adults. Everyone will fall in love with the amazing pictures! -Marilyn Kallet, author, Jack the Healing Cat and 17 other volumes When a cat named Buddy can no longer find the man he loves, the man who takes care of him, he doesn't understand. Uncle Kenneth has died, but still Buddy continues to look for him. He always will, just as he will never forget. The love they shared is a treasure deep within his heart. Enhanced by beautiful illustrations, Buddy and Uncle Kenneth creates a feeling of drifting quietly through life with a heart filled with the love of someone who is gone. It describes profound loss in ways any child can understand with true empathy. This is a wonderful book for all ages about the perpetual treasure of love. -Mary M. Barrow, author of Small Moments: A Child's Memories of the Civil Rights Movement, Winner: Midwest Book Awards, Indie Excellence Awards

The Story of Buddy and Uncle Kenneth is tenderly told from Buddy's point of view. The art work is superb, and will draw in readers, from little ones to adults. Everyone will fall in love with the amazing pictures! -Marilyn Kallet, author, Jack the Healing Cat and 17 other volumes

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"Voracious reader and lifelong writer of personal essays and short stories, author Theresa Pepin is now mostly retired from a working life that required far too many years of professional and ghost writing. The Story of Buddy and Uncle Kenneth (2021) is her first publication of creative work-or, rather, play as the strange genius of Claude Fredericks reminds us, who is quoted by the character Julian Morrow in Donna Tartt's The Secret History from 1992: ""I should call it the most glorious kind of play."" If she lives long enough, she hopes to complete and publish two other manuscripts in progress: a middle grade book of a family adventure in the North Carolina mountains during the seventies; and a memoir based upon four centuries of well-documented family history in France, French Canada, and the United States. With her newly minted college degree in fine art in hand, Carolyn Rice Dean's first job was at a printing company where she quickly learned the technical aspects of print reproduction from original concept to finished product. This unique combination of skills afforded her the opportunity to realize her lifelong passion for art as an independent creative talent, collaborator and producer. Over the years she has undertaken a wide range of projects for universities, museums, government agencies and utilities, a nationwide distributor, and many nonprofit organizations. The Story of Buddy and Uncle Kenneth (2021) is Carolyn's first venture in children's book design for an author, but it won't be her last."

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