"The first place I can well remember was a large, pleasant meadow...."
Award Winning Author - SCBWI Karen and Phil Cushman Award

“If a thing is right it can be done, and if it is wrong it can be done without; and a good [person] will find a way.” Anna Sewell
Stories
SCBWI Karen and Phil Cushman Award
FINDING MOON RABBIT
Here’s what Karen Cushman said of JC’s work:
“I chose Finding Moon Rabbit because the writing is strong, authentic, and sometimes even lyrical; Koko an intriguing and original character; the subject matter compelling and important.”
Under Agent Representation:
THREE HORSES for the MIKADO
Here’s what an Editor of Balzer + Bray had to say:
“Quite lovely! Very well researched, beautifully written. I loved learning about this! Often very poetic and fascinating.”
Poems

FSPA Contest Winner
“A million shells from distant shores
gather on this sunny beach.
Fan-shaped bits of yesterday rest next
to twisted salt-soaked wood.
I could travel far away and my feet not take one step.”
Sijo JC Kato

COMING SOON!
Under Agent Representation:
WHALE BOYS
The True Voyages of Herman Melville and John Manjiro
Music
THE SINGING WATER
Familiar acoustic songs and comforting sounds of nature blend artfully into engaging, meditative soundscapes.
(Click Album, and then “Preview Selections” to listen.)
Storybook CDs
“Summer with Grandmom and Poppy felt like spending time in a land far away from the way everybody else did things….”
THE GIFT of SONGBIRD
A squeaky swing leads to learning the value of listening.
(Click on the bluebird to hear a clip.)