“In Italia, you will smell and taste fantastic food, hear beautiful music, and see high rocky mountains and clear blue seas. You will meet many friendly, energetic people.” Those were Mother Cat’s sage words to her three young kittens. Fortuna took those words seriously, determined...

Mario and The Stones (Luna and Fortuna) by Katy Sloop Roberts is a children’s book in which a man named Mario searches for a job. He is hungry and in desperate need, but so far, he has been unsuccessful. One day, Mario comes across the...

The Strong Bear of Venice is a children’s storybook written by Katy Sloop Roberts with illustrations by Dan Dye. It tells the story of Luna and her black cat, Fortuna, who go to Venice when she is hired to teach a special needs child named...