Cheryl Gillespie - Tigger And Jaspers New Home

Tiggerand Jaspers New Home

ByCheryl Gillespie, Fredericton N. B.

Illustrations by Michael LeBlanc, Moncton N. B.

EpubISBN: 9781370145867

PrintISBN: 978-0-9950056-0-0

FirstEdition: Copyright 1996 by Cheryl Gillespie

SecondEdition: Copyright 2016 by Cheryl Gillespie

Illustrations copyright 1996 by Michael LeBlanc

Mysincere gratitude to dear family and friends, whose generoussupport and encouragement helped to make this book areality.

Special appreciation to my brother-in-law Mike, whose vividillustrations capture a childs imagination.

-C.G.

Iwould like to dedicate my illustrations with love, to my two sons,Jacob and Caleb.

-M.L.

Manythanks to Marcus at Smashwords for formatting this ebookedition.

~ABOUT THEILLUSTRATOR~

Having a proud Acadian heritage from ChurchPoint Nova Scotia, Michael Allison LeBlanc, was born and raised inMoncton New Brunswick, Canada. After graduating from PolyvalentMathieu-Martin, Dieppe NB with an Academic diploma, he continuedhis education in the arts program at the University of NewBrunswick, Fredericton. He later received a diploma in Marketing inthe Business Technology program at NBCC Moncton Campus in 1994.

A naturally talented musician in his ownright, Mike also has a keen interest and appreciation of art andculture. His genuine sensitivity, imagination, and specialconnection with kids, makes him the perfect choice as illustratorfor Tigger And Jaspers New Home.

~REVIEWS~

I adore the way CherylGillespies word choice reveals how a blind individual sees theworld. On that note alone, Im better for having read this book.Plus, I feel I can use it as an entry point to explain blindness tomy children.
Chris Stead, Old MateMedia

The book is very wellwritten and descriptive. The pictures are also very colourful andbeautiful. I would definitely recommend this to all youngchildren.
Kristen Van Kampen,Readers Favorite

The most apparent thingabout Christie is not her blindness, but her love and kindness. Theimportant message that people should not be defined by theirdisabilities rings out in this picturebook.
Claire Ward-Dutton, LittleParachutes

Both kittens respond toChristies blindness with love, modelling acceptance and supportclearly for young readers. Children will also understand thatdespite Christies blindness, shes independent and capable, makingher a strong female character that is well developed and relatable.Tigger and Jaspers New Home is a lovely book that should be a partof all Canadian library collections.
Chloe Humphreys, Resource Links Magazine

The sun was beaming down on a little farm inDouglastown. Some horses were grazing in the field while othersstood tall and proud.

Tucked in a corner inside the big red barnwas a bed of straw where two kittens played together. They hoped tofind a new home one day, just like their brothers and sisters.

Each morning the kittens were awakened,frightened by the thundering roar of the tractors, the loudneighing of the horses, and the workmen who sounded like giantswith their gruff and grumbly voices.

I cant wait till we find a new home, saidthe grey kitten. Me too, agreed the ginger coloured kitten.Tag! she called, tackling her sister and it was playtimeonce again.

Suddenly, there was a gigantic boot standingbeside them, and the two kittens kept perfectly still. Then, alarge rugged hand reached down and scooped up the tiny bundles offur.

The next thing they knew, they were in a bigscary truck. The little grey kitten was curled up in a ball,trembling under the seat. The ginger coloured kitten, scrambled upon the farmers head, holding tightly with her claws.

The kittens arrived to find themselves in thearms of a pretty young woman, named Christie. A kind, gentle lady,Christie lived a quiet life. She cooked and cleaned each day, butmore than that, she liked to pass the time by singing and playingthe piano. Above all, Christie loved to teach the little childrenwho came to her house for their weekly piano lessons. The kittenssensed that there was something different about Christie, yetsomething very special.

Welcome to your new home, she saidcheerfully. Ill call you Tigger, Christie smiled at the tinyginger kitten, and your name will be Jasper, she told the greykitten who was purring with delight. Her fingers brushed lightlyover Tiggers plush fur, and scratched behind Jaspers big wigglyears.

The three of them played happily together formany hours. A frisky Tigger and Jasper, unraveled a fuzzy ball ofyarn, and soon tangled themselves as they weaved a peculiar patternaround the kitchen chairs.

Then, Christie tossed a striped rubber ballon the floor. BOING, BOING, BOING, went the ball. BOUNCE! BOUNCE!BOUNCE! went Tigger after it. Jasper, pretending to play hockey,darted sprightly after a juice bottle cover which Christie hadscooted across the floor. Now, you two behave yourselves, sheteased, its time for me to take my bath.

Curious, Jasper jumped up on the side of thetub and watched the water get higher, and higher, and the bubblesgrow fluffier, and fluffier. Then..

KERSPLASH! As she was getting in forher bath, Christie accidentally knocked Jasper into the tub withher foot! Jasper quickly leaped out of the water, leaving a trailof wet soapy paw prints. Christie stumbled after her with a towel.Oh you poor kitty! she exclaimed, wrapping Jasper up to dry. Imso sorry. I didnt mean to push you into the water. Soon, Jasperstopped shivering and began purring, as Christie stroked her soft,dampened fur.