“You need to believe that there is a monster in the forest. It stomps through the woods and watches you with its angry emerald eyes. You have to help me catch it!”

Dorothea’s imagination sometimes gets the best of her and when a monster is lurking outside, she is determined to find it. Rose is timid and feisty, but she's secretly a sweetheart. Together they face the dangers and the beauty of the forest that surrounds them. A Black Cat Named Rose embraces the love for nature and all who live in it.

Author: E.P. Klopp
Illustrated by: Flipsieflopsie

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"The novel explores the importance of family, friendship, and follows Dorthea’s point of view as free-spirited child who enjoys adventures in the mountains."

-Mikayla Robbins, author of Abide with Me and The Coal Miner’s Niece

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Illustration realised by Arianna Di Donato
Story by E.P.Klopp
2025