Cat's Tail

For many physically disabled people their animals provide unconditional love to their owners. Animals give a sense of compassion to some physically disabled people who are isolated than most people. Ashes and Coal are my constant companions. Life would be unbearable without my cats. They make my life interesting. I love them.

REVIEWS:

"Short and simple, a great subtle book to slip into my kid's library to discourage subconscious ableism. I like that the character is in a wheelchair but that the story has nothing to do with disability- it gives my kid a chance to ask her questions about disability but still see the character as the average person he is; my child views the book first and foremost as a book as a story about a cat, which is great."

"Cat’s Tail is a picture book about the deep love between a handicapped boy and his cats. It was written and illustrated by Steven Salmon, who is himself wheelchair-bound due to severe Cerebral palsy. This quiet story of companionship begins by introducing two cats, Ashes, who “would leap, prance, pounce and lope,” and Coal, whose “belly wobbled like a bowl of jelly.” The cats communicate with the boy through head flicks and tail curls, ultimately showing that the language of love requires no words. This book is appropriate for a pre-school through lower elementary audience. Teachers could use it in a unit about physical disabilities to emphasize the importance of companionship and compassion."

PUBLISHED by America Star Books (2011)