Featured in READING WITH YOUR KIDS PODCAST – “The Cat & The Lion” By Shaina L. Simmons

Shaina is joining us on the podcast to talk about her wonderful new picture book series The Cat and The Lion! It is a children’s book series that will follow The Cat through the rich African American history and culture of New Orleans. Explore Tremé, Congo Square, and the Zulu Krewe in depth as the journey continues. Be sure to […]

Interview for SUNDAY JOURNAL WITH HAL CLARK

I was interviewd by HAL CLARK for the Sunday Journal. view the link below or click on the audio player. Interview

Order the book Now!

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The Cat & The Lion‎ Kids Storytelling Event – New Orleans (Sept 14th – 2pm 4pm)

The Cat & The Lion‎ Kids Storytelling Event at Community Book Center. By Shaina Simmons. Click here to get your tickets (free).

Amazing reviews, thank you

“Having no young children, but owning a children’s book shop I enjoyed this stories empathy and the historical and cultural information. The illustrations are lovely.”- Lynn W. www.booksandstuff.info “This was an amazing book, being a New Orleanian I totally went on a stroll to big mamas house with the cat… my kids and I enjoyed […]

The Cat & The Lion is now available

The book is now available. Buy your copy here.

Promotion video

The Cat & The Lion is available on Kindle for pre-order only $7.99 until the official release on 5/4/19.

Reviewed by: Twila C. Liggett, Ph.D. E

“As the Creator and Executive Producer of Reading Rainbow, I only wish the series were still in production because The Cat & The Lion would have been chosen as a “feature book” for the series. Shaina Simmons tells a captivating, imaginative story with first class writing and Megan Broughton’s illustrations are richly drawn and compelling. I love this […]

Reviewed by Donna J.

The Cat and the Lion is a breathtakingly vivid story that places us right in the heart of New Orleans, with its musicality, the vibrant language and the colorful, gorgeous illustrations, rich with warm hues, and wistful strokes. The most striking part of the book to me was the glorious opportunity to see black characters […]

About The Cat and The Lion

A young kitten with eyes as cute as buttons was separated from his family during a hurricane. He wanders the busy but lonely streets of the French Quarter searching for a home. The Cat and The Lion explores the magical culture of New Orleans. Through the eyes of a stray kitten on a quest to find […]