About the Book
Book Summary
Clarabelle the Cat finds out that her owner Patty has cancer. Patty and Clarabelle learn a valuable lesson that how they look on the outside is not as important as how they feel on the inside.About the Authors
Patricia Theis lives in Findlay, Ohio with her husband Matthew and her cat Clarabelle. Patricia has been a stage four breast cancer survivor since 2001. This story was inspired by her real cat Clarabelle and Patricia’s experiences dealing with others reactions to her throughout her own battle with cancer. She wrote this story with her family. The Theis family hopes their story about Clarabelle helps children to learn that making fun of others, because of their differences, can be hurtful. Also, they hope children and adults suffering from cancer can find special meaning and comfort in their story. Patricia continues battling cancer to this day.
Author Patricia and her husband Matthew
spending time with Clarabelle.
Clarabelle the Cat
Clarabelle is a real cat. She lives in Findlay, Ohio with her owners Patricia and Matthew Theis. She enjoys sleeping by the window in the warm sunlight, playing with her toys and taking naps with her owner Patricia.
About the Illustrator 
Karen Norheim is a freelance writer, having published articles for The Lookout, Integrity, Just Between Us, and The Christian Standard. She is the author of Mrs. Preacher, published by College Press of Joplin, MO. She and her husband, Neil, reside in Findlay, Ohio.
