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Judith L Roth has lived half of her life in a beach town in Southern California and the so-far second-half of her life in northern Indiana. She loves reading, traveling, kayaking, music, nature, and of course, cats. She's been a piano teacher, a youth minister, an editor, and an ASL interpreter—but before any of those occupations, she was a writer, and during those jobs she was a writer, and now she writes almost full-time. She is a mother to two wonderful young men, and a grandmother to two wonderful little girls. She lives on a river bank with her husband and three cats. ...more

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	Serendipity and Me 4.27 avg rating — 823 ratings — published 2013 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Goodnight, Dragons by Judith L. Roth (Goodreads Author), Pascal Lemaître 3.69 avg rating — 237 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Venetian Lullaby by Judith L. Roth (Goodreads Author), Kendra Binney (Illustrator) 3.76 avg rating — 153 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hiding Baby Moses by Judith L. Roth (Goodreads Author), Melanie Cataldo (Illustrator) 4.36 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cadence and Kittenfish: A Mermaid Tale by Judith L. Roth (Goodreads Author), Jaclyn Sinquett (Illustrator) 4.03 avg rating — 60 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cups Held Out by Judith L. Roth (Goodreads Author), Brooke Rothshank (Illustrator) 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2006 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Julia's Words by Judith L. Roth (Goodreads Author), Brooke Rothshank (Illustrator) 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Skitsophrenia!: How to Get Up on Stage and Let All Your Creative Personalities Express Themselves As You Use Skits to Teach, Inform and Entertain! 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Illustrator: Jaclyn Sinquett; Designer: Mina Chung; Publishing Company: Starry Forest; Editor: Allison Hill

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The earliest notes I can find on this mermaid are from April of 2012. That’s more than a decade ago! And the first line, apparently a possible premise, cracks me up–[The danger of having a pet who would like to eat you….] Oh my. That’s a litt

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“Kittens!
How did I not know about kittens?!
They’re boomeranging on the rocks—
like a hurricane and a hug, all in one.”
― Judith L. Roth, Cadence and Kittenfish: A Mermaid Tale

tags: art, cats, children-s-books, illustrated-books, kidlit, mermaids, otters, picture-books

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