Roberta Belanger

NICHOLAS THE CAT Lends a Paw is Roberta Belanger's second book in this series. She grew up and lives in the historic old fishing village of Wickford in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. It takes her five minutes to walk from her home to the big fishing dock where her father had been a commercial fisherman. The famous fish market had been built and run by her Grandfather. It still operates on a small dock next door to the big fishing dock. Her Uncle had been a lobsterman. All in the family!

The big fishing dock is reserved for commercial fishing boats only so the fishing industry carries on. Roberta swam in the Bay every day as a child with her brother and two sisters. The historic village has many vintage houses from the 18th and 19th centuries. Come and visit. You just might meet Roberta "sitting on the dock by the Bay."

Like many people, Roberta has worked in many different area in her career, mostly in music. She has children and great-grandchildren which has inspired her to write the Nicholas the Cat series as beginner reader chapter books.