Beats: The Amazing Kitten

by Erin Falligant, Lisa Wilber (Illustrator), Heidi Beyer (Contributor)

Beats longs to be just like every other cat. But without his back legs, he can’t do all the things other kittens can do! He dreams of getting a cart, one that will help him zoom around. But when it arrives, he discovers that some things are even more important than being just like all the rest. Like being free. And being himself—Beats, the Amazing Kitten. All proceeds from Beats's story will be used to further our efforts in saving orphaned and special-needs kittens—an underrepresented population in rescues and humane societies. We believe that even the tiniest lives matter!

24 pages, Paperback

Published December 2, 2019

About the author

As an American Girl author and editor, Erin Falligant has developed books across a number of series, including Angelina Ballerina, Hopscotch Hill School, and American Girls Short Stories. While writing Braving the Lake, a story with more than 20 endings, she had great fun imagining the many paths the story could take. She views the Innerstar University™ books as “wonderfully challenging to write and a great teaching tool for readers, who can read the stories again and again to find out how the decisions they make lead to different outcomes.” Ms. Falligant has a master's degree in child clinical psychology and coaches Girls on the Run, where she helps girls build self-confidence and create paths of their own near her home just outside of Madison, Wisconsin.