Frances C Milazzo

As a young green sea turtle, Just Kate travels the oceans in love with her underwater world but saddened by her life alone. That is until the day she decides to make a friend and chooses a very unlikely campanion--an octopus named Cecil. Just Kate: Finding Friendship combines themes of courage and kindness, and of being open to new possibilities. The story will inspire children to ask questions about marine life, conservation, and the responsibilities we must embrace to care for the natural world. But the most important lesson that Just Kate and Cecil have to impart is this: That in their world, as in ours, we do not have to be alike or like the same things to be friends. We simply have to be there for one another.

As a young green sea turtle, Just Kate travels the oceans in love with her underwater world but saddened by her life alone. That is until the day she decides to make a friend and chooses a very unlikely campanion--an octopus named Cecil. Just Kate: Finding Friendship combines themes of courage and kindness, and of being open to new possibilities. The story will inspire children to ask questions about marine life, conservation, and the responsibilities we must embrace to care for the natural world. But the most important lesson that Just Kate and Cecil have to impart is this: That in their world, as in ours, we do not have to be alike or like the same things to be friends. We simply have to be there for one another.

When a mommy green turtle lays one hundred eggs on the beach, she gives each of the eggs a special name that imparts a character trait and points to their destiny. Her youngest egg, she lovingly and wisely names just Kate. When the eggs hatch, each turtle is aware of their special gift. Kaikoa is a sea warrior, Yuka is a bright star., and Fernando is an adventurer. But Kate is left wondering why her name is so plain and her destiny so undefined. As Kate and her turtle siblings have an adventurous night, bravely facing their world for the first time and overcoming challenges, the baby turtle eventually discovers that her mother has given her the best gift of all-the opportunity to create her own destiny. In this poignant story for children, a brave newborn turtle seemingly without a special name or destiny guides her brothers and sisters safely to the sea and learns the meaning of being just Kate.

When a mommy green turtle lays one hundred eggs on the beach, she gives each of the eggs a special name that imparts a character trait and points to their destiny. Her youngest egg, she lovingly and wisely names just Kate. When the eggs hatch, each turtle is aware of their special gift. Kaikoa is a sea warrior, Yuka is a bright star., and Fernando is an adventurer. But Kate is left wondering why her name is so plain and her destiny so undefined. As Kate and her turtle siblings have an adventurous night, bravely facing their world for the first time and overcoming challenges, the baby turtle eventually discovers that her mother has given her the best gift of all-the opportunity to create her own destiny. In this poignant story for children, a brave newborn turtle seemingly without a special name or destiny guides her brothers and sisters safely to the sea and learns the meaning of being just Kate.