First girl Jill Biden will publish a kids’s ebook in June referred to as Willow the White House Cat — about her cat, Willow.
The writer, Simon & Schuster, introduced Wednesday that the ebook tells the story of Willow’s journey to the White House.
The short-haired tabby cat entered the Bidens’ life after she jumped on stage as the primary girl was talking at a Pennsylvania farm throughout President Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential marketing campaign. Soon after, Jill Biden adopted the cat and named it after her hometown, Willow Grove, Pennsylvania.
“As Willow bounds from room to room, exploring historical past in her new home, she learns rapidly about the entire unimaginable individuals who make the ‘People’s House’ run,” the primary girl stated within the writer’s announcement.
“They welcomed Willow with love and care, simply as they did Joe and me, the First Families who got here earlier than us, and the entire individuals who step foot into this home.”
The Bidens started their White House tenancy with Willow and a number of other German shepherd dogs. However, one canine, Champ, died in 2021, and two others, Major and Commander, have been despatched away for aggressive habits after biting safety personnel and White House workers.
This makes 4-year-old Willow the one presidential pet at the moment residing on the White House.
Presidential pets have lengthy been a supply of public fascination. Willow now meows among the many ranks of fellow well-known felines akin to President Bill Clinton’s black and white cat named Socks, who turned iconic for her photograph ops on the White House garden.
Socks had her personal ebook, written by then-first girl Hillary Clinton, referred to as Dear Socks, Dear Buddy, which included fan mail handle to Socks and her canine companion Buddy the chocolate labrador retriever.
First girl Barbara Bush additionally wrote a ebook in regards to the household pet. Millie’s Book: As Dictated to Barbara Bush is a canine’s-eye view of the White House throughout the George H.W. Bush administration.
First girl Biden has beforehand written a number of kids’s books, together with Don’t Forget, God Bless Our Troops and Joey: The Story of Joe Biden. She printed her memoir, “Where the Light Enters,” in 2019.
Proceeds from ebook gross sales will probably be given to charities that help army dogs.
Some data for this report was supplied by The Associated Press.
