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A lovely Canadian animal book with gorgeous illustrations. I only hope the artist shows Gem's face more than mere silhouettes of her. A happy story of educational discovery and friendship. Christiane D'Aoust does not seem to have more since 2010 but should. She has the kind of animal affection and caring intention stories need. It is even more special that she puts her own dear cat and family environs into them.

This is a very uplifting, pleasant story that permeates with warmth and positive feelings all through. A boost of this kind of decent energy is what people need much more of, even though I enjoy thrillers occasionally. It is a rare gift to have an adventure and learning experience in which nothing terrible or negative arises. You smile with a warmed heart. It is remarkably educational too and I know animals well!

This is a very uplifting, pleasant story that permeates with warmth and positive feelings all through. A boost of this kind of decent energy is what people need much more of, even though I enjoy thrillers occasionally. It is a rare gift to have an adventure and learning experience in which nothing terrible or negative arises. You smile with a warmed heart. It is remarkably educational too and I know animals well!

This is a pleasure! A translation of Christiane D'Aoust's adventures featuring her, her husband Steve, and their cat Gem-Bem in their rural home of Québec. Our home with our cat children is the woods too! It was not easy to determine if this was a dual release. The first page yields a French-phrased address, which needed no switching. There is no need to invent strife. I love entirely happy, friendship reading!