The Adventures of Phatty and Payaso

About the Book

Phatty the cat loves nothing more than spending his days balanced atop his favorite chair gazing out his windows at Central Park below. Everything is simply fan-tabby-lous until one day when the meanest hawk in the park lands on his terrace and makes a terrifying announcement that he is coming for Phatty and his furry little friends. When Phatty decides he is tired of being a scaredy-cat, he jumps into a laundry bag and escapes to Central Park to stop Crawler the bully hawk once and for all. But his unplanned operation goes horribly wrong when he finds himself alone and lost in the park. When his best friend, Payaso, realizes his partner in crime is missing, he teams up with several animals to find Phatty. As the band of furry pals set out on a hilarious journey, they quickly realize that if they put aside their differences and work together, it might just be enough to save a lovable undercat—and each other. In this animal adventure novel, a cat on a mission to stop a bully hawk must face his fears all alone in a scary park while a group of unlikely friends attempts to rescue him.

About the Author

Marie Unanue has always been an avid reader and an activist for children who are bullied. Marie plans to use this book as a platform to become a kindness advocate. She hopes to inspire children across the world to treat each other with kindness. Marie resides with her husband, Andy, and their animals between New York City and Mantoloking, New Jersey. Title Design, Illustrations & Art Direction Somos Arte design studio is led by acclaimed graphic novelist Edgardo Miranda-Rodriquez (La Borinquen, Guardians of the Galaxy: Tales of the Cosmos)