Nemo and Giraffe (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781505536072)

Lee Hunter is a child care professional and runs her own child care business. Lee and her husband have an indoor cat called Nemo. Nemo struggled to adjust to the children being present in his once quiet home and rather than keep the children at a distance Lee tried to encourage Nemo to trust the children but also for the children to understand Nemo and his needs. Through her experiences with children it soon became apparent to her that there was a further need for young children to become comfortable, confident and aware of boundaries around animals. This then inspired Lee to begin the wonderful adventure of writing for children. Lee hopes to be able to teach children how to care for animals and how to respond to their individual needs. She hopes that being able to respond to these needs will enable children to be able to respond to the needs and emotions of family, friends and peers. Lee hopes that if a child can respond appropriately to the needs of an animal and be able to acknowledge the animal as a being with feelings and not an object that it will positively impact on the child throughout life. Lee also hopes to be able to teach children valuable life lessons including friendship. Lee is also an active animal rights supporter and hopes that if children can learn how to treat animals appropriately and with compassion that it will positively impact on how they treat animals later in life and hopes that it will help stop animal cruelty.