Don't Leave is an absolutely hiss-terical picture book that lovingly celebrates cat companions, even when they are at their clingiest. Fans of Cat Problems and Mother Bruce will not want to miss this standalone follow-up to I Quit!
Once, I was the center of everything.
Until . . . the suitcases came out. Why would they want to go anywhere without me? So I did a very sensible thing. I joined the vacation. Except . . . Sniff. Sniff. Sniff. I did not end up at the beach. And it didn't smell quite like the forest. Perhaps I was a city cat now?
Ugh. How will I get out of this mess? Read my story to find out. Kristen Tracy is a former teacher, a poet, a winner of the Emily Dickinson First Book Award from the Poetry Foundation, and an author of numerous books for children including I Quit, I Am Picky: Confessions of a Fussy Eater, and I Am Friendly: Confessions of a Helpful Bear. She lives in Santa Clarita with her family.
Federico Fabiani is an illustrator and graphic designer with a background in architecture. He was born and raised in Rome, and currently lives near Venice with his two boys and the Standard Issue Cat Agostino. He also illustrated I Quit by Kristen Tracy and Tallulah the Tooth Fairy CEO by Tamara Pizzoli. Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
"A riotous tale about the species-unspecific need to be loved." -Kirkus