“Finding Harmony” by Allia Zobel Nolan is a sweet little children’s book about a lost red tabby cat named Harmony and the collection of neighborhood kids who go to search for her.

You’d think children with an important common purpose such as locating a lost kitty would put their differences aside and work together, but sometimes that’s not as easy as you’d think. With six diverse personalities, Casey, Sheila, Gillian, Jason, Jamie, and Peetie find themselves at odds on how to proceed. Distractions get in the way. Everyone is running in opposite directions with the boys going off on their own. It isn’t until the girls think to calm themselves and ask God for help that the group becomes quiet enough to hear Harmony’s little meow.

“Finding Harmony” is a simple lesson in working together, being kind to one another, and remembering to include the God of your understanding in your daily actions. The illustrations by Alejandro O’Kif are uncomplicated and colorful with good cat detail, something that is important to me. The author, Allia Zobel Nolan, writes in a way that young children will understand and enjoy. Footnotes on many of the pages make the reading entertainingly interactive.

I was given a copy of “Finding Harmony” by the author to read and give an honest review. To note, no generative artificial intelligence (AI) was used in its creation.

Allia Zobel Nolan is an internationally published, award-winning author of over 150 children’s and adult traditionally published trade titles. Her books reflect her two main passions, God and cats. Among other places, her work has also been featured in The New York Times, The International Herald Tribune, The Irish Independent News, The Hartford Courant, The Washington Post, and The Los Angeles Times.

Allia Zobel Nolan lives and writes in New England with her husband, Desmond Finbarr Nolan, their two feline children, Nolan Nolan, and Colleen Fiona Shannon Nolan, and their rescue dog, Miss Kitty from North Carolina. Learn more about Allia at: AlliaWrites.com.