A beautiful book that includes a mother who loves her daughter, and a child who loves her mother and finds and loves a kitten. Living by the sea, the illustrations snow a cold evening with moon shining on the water on a cold winter night. A baby kitten was afraid of and she hid. When the mother and child drove home, Charlotte saw two tiny eyes shining through the dark, cold evening.

Telling her mother that down by the boats there was something down there. The mother checked on her daughter and found the bed empty. The mother found the little girl looking out the window at the cold night. The little girl pursued her need to check for what was down near the cold water and the boats.

Walking on the rocks, with the moonlight shining on the water, was a cold, scared wet kitten. Charlotte carried the cold, hungry kitten home and fed her and held her until she slept.

The story includes a little girl whose mother listened to her and helped her find the kitten. The kitten's name became Moonlight. ( )