Post by Logan on Jun 3, 2016 6:23:00 GMT -6
JACK THE CAT: Deb Das holds the product of years of hard work, her book “Jack.” Illustrations are by Kristen DiSano, a senior at West Warwick.
Warwick Beacon photo
Adopting a red and white cat at the Warwick Animal Shelter 13 years ago, Warwick resident Deb Das never imagined she would one day publish a children’s book about him. Behaving differently than any other cat she had previously owned, Das felt the world needed to know the life of Jack.
“It was a labor of love for me. I never would have thought I’d write a book,” Das said in an interview. “Because Jack’s a character, I saw him doing things I’ve never seen a cat do before.”
When Das went into the shelter, Jack was climbing the bars of the cage. Das said, “I told the officer, ‘I want that one.’” From that moment on, Jack’s endless adventures would set him apart.
Battling cancer at the time she got Jack, Das was able to spend much more time with him than she did with any previous cats. She was more in tune with everything Jack did.
Read more: www.warwickonline.com/stories/jack-the-cat-book-a-tale-of-persistence,113220