Avon School pupils learnt all about Taranaki’s famous feline Ross on Friday.
Inglewood-based author Helen Griffiths stopped in at the school to read the pupils her new children’s book, Ross the Cat, dedicated to the black cat and his adventures in one of his favourite places, New Plymouth’s Pukekura Park.
Ross has a Facebook following of nearly 4000 people, who share images they’ve snapped of him in Pukekura Park. As well as this, Ross also received national attention, appearing on 1News’ Good Sorts last year.
Griffiths has spent the school term visiting different schools and early childhood education centres, sharing her story and asking for cat food donations for the Taranaki Animal Protection Trust.
“Last term the donations from my school visit went to the SPCA who were instrumental in Ross’s rescue. This term I thought I’d share the love this term because there are other great charities that deserve the support.”