Rooster Trouve sa Maison

Rooster is a lovable, energetic, and curious puppy who wants to help children understand and learn about life. In Rooster Trouve sa Maison, Rooster explores new sights around home with his mother and siblings only to be frightened by a loud noise and tood by his mother to "Run!" When Rooster stops running, he discovers he is lost and must fend for himself as he searches for a place to call home. On his journey, Rooster is bullied by turkeys, comforted and fed by a cat, chased by a broom, and terrorized by spooky nighttime sounds. In the end he is reduced by a police officer and finds happiness living in a log home.
With 38 pages, including 13 full color, full page illustrations, Rooster Trouve sa Maison is ideal as an early reader, with its simple sentence structures and short paragraphs. Young children just learning to read can use the illustrations to help learn the words while older children can practice and grow comfortable with their reading skills. In addition, Rooster Trouve sa Maison includes Talking Points for Parents in which several key story concepts are outlined for educational discussions with children. Rooster Trouve sa Maison is the French version of Rooster Finds Home (2018).
Rooster is also the star character in other stories that he affectionately calls Rooster's Tales. Join Rooster as he takes an adventurous journey searching for Home!

Born in Putnam, Connecticut, Melissa grew up in the small town landscape of Thompson, Connecticut. In high school she competed for and won a seat in the Connecticut Writer's Symposium with an unfinished thriller novel as her submission. She attended Nichol's College, then focused on producing business professionals, where she helped found the college's literary magazine - Windfall. Melissa was Windfall's first editor, holding the position for three years.
When not working, Melissa enjoys spending time with her husband traveling the country and the world via bicycle, foot, motorcycle, motorhome, and boat. She is an avid coin collector and enjoys digging into history. She challenges herself to leave her library, put down her pencil, or close her book and physically engage with the world through activities like scuba diving and dirt bike riding.
Melissa is currently creating another Rooster tale and additional Playtime activities for children. She is also working on an adult fiction series set in 12th century eastern Europe.