Mary Wilks

A Bedtime Cat Story

Welcome!

So glad you stopped by. I hope you enjoy looking at my new book, A Bedtime Cat Story. You may purchase my book on various sites such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Target, Apple Books, in various formats, including hardcover, soft cover, and ebook. You may also visit my publisher: Christian Faith Publishing.

written and illustrated by Mary Wilks

In a Bedtime Cat Story, Sarah takes an ABC journey of nightly rituals while Whiskers anxiously awaits to be chosen as her bedtime buddy. Unbeknownst to her, a prankster lurks in the shadows waiting to give her a big surprise. This story is a mixture of memories of my children and my cat, Whiskers. Whether it is Stephen's ABC blocks, or Sarah's monkey PJs, or Barry's stuffed animals, children will find familiar items in their own room as well. The colorful illustrations are fun to look at while the rhyming verse makes learning ABCs fun. This bedtime story ends, as our story time always ended, with a bedtime prayer. Included are story-related Bible verses to add to your family-time discussions.

Now that I have a book on various platforms, I realize how important reviews are. I humbly ask anyone who has purchased or has read my book to please give me a good review on one or all the sites where it is sold. Thank you in advance. May the Lord bless you for your help.

As you can see, I used many of my children's toys to create my book. My oldest son's toys were destroyed in a house fire in 2000, but I did have some of his wooden blocks. I'm so glad that I still have my daughter's PJs with the funny monkey faces. Her stuffed cat is not pictured because he resides at her home. My youngest son got this bear from some friends in North Carolina after the fire. It was his favorite bedtime buddy. His little frog was included because I love the way his mouth looks like a moon. The only toy that was made-up was the elephant because we didn't have a toy for the letter E.

This was my beloved cat, Whiskers. She was abandoned at the apartment complex where we lived in the Houston area. She lived for 17 years, and she is greatly missed. She was with me through it all-the moves, the babies, and new pets. She remained loyal and easy-going all of her life. She now lives on in my book so others can love her too.

A special thanks to the first little girl that bought my book, Miss Anna.