Eumundi Voice Issue 112, 6 March 2025

YOUTH

Students collaborate with local author

Local author Debra Palmen and the students at ESS recently combined their creativity in an art competition. The brief was to draw an archaeologist who has been cursed to become a cat zombie – Bastet the Great Cat Goddess. In Book 4 of Debra's illustrated storybook series – A Cat's Tale: Curse of the Cat Mummy – Calypso the Cat and her girl Tallulah travel to Egypt where they accidentally summon Bastet, the Great Cat Goddess. The result is mayhem.

All 130 entries were funny and ferocious, and 13 winners have now had their artwork published. Debra said, “There are some talented young artists in our local school community. It was great fun working with them.”

A Cat's Tale: Curse of the Cat Mummy is available at Berkelouw Books in Eumundi or online at frenchandvintage.biz.