Catherine Prater, was raised in Philadelphia, and just recently moved to Atlanta Georgia. Catherine has been writing poetry, and shorts stories for eight years, her inspiration for poetry is from God, which inspired her to write about friends and family, she said, "I can talk to a person for a moment and feel what type of person they are." She said, "I feel that some times describing some one with poetry is easier for them to except, it somehow romanticizes their lives," and her short stories are written to give you a glimpse of reality, and how some people don't realize how their actions can...

This book is dedicated to my Children my Grand children and my Nephews and Nieces and written for children all over the world, children of all ages to read, in addition to introduce children from other countries to each other. For every book that is sold one dollar will be donated to Oprah's angel net work helping children that are in need of education and proper housing to help children that live all over the world. Each edition I will introduce different children from other countries along with an animal from that country.

A glimpse of life with Marta and poetry written by her and for her by me. This was written for Marta Because I feel that such a loving person Should not be forgotten, she had such a strong Impact on my life not because she was my daughter "Because she had that special something that made her beautiful inside as well on the outside and loved by so many people including me. Marta loved and cared unpretentiously for so many people."