Lavalino Finds His Forever Home: 1 (Adventures of Lavalino)

What would you do if you were a kitty looking for a new home?In Lavalino Finds his Forever Home a kitty named Lavalino is enjoying his life on the streets of Italy. He lives in a beautiful garden next to a church. He has many friends who feed him fish and milk. But then one day the rains come and our cold kitty goes on a search to find a family to call his own. I wrote my Lavalino book to explore a theme that is important to children: how to persevere when you feel like you dont belong or are struggling with a life challenge. I was inspired by a true story that is very close to me. My sister Vicki found and adopted an adorable kitten in Italy. The real-life Lavalino was a charming clever cat with lots of character and I had known for a long time that I wanted to create a series of kids books inspired by Lavalinos adventures.The world is a much smaller place than when I was growing up and I wanted to write a book to give kids a fun yet meaningful way to learn about interesting places and people. As an extra bonus my book allows teachers and parents to work on some key terms in another language in a fun way. I am an education specialist with a masters degree in education. In writing this story I used my experience as a teacher as well as my understanding of human development and how kids learn. In my first book it was important for me to tell a story that highlights the importance of persistence when met with a challenge be it in learning or social situations. Ive made Lavalino have a high sense of optimism in order to help children cultivate their own sense of perseverance and worth. I hope you love Lavalino as much as I do and that you follow along with us as he goes on further adventures in the The Adventures of Lavalino series.