Websy Daisy

Cat Takes Queen, written by Ilona Bray and Stephen Soong, is about a stray cat who learns to play chess! We were lucky to be able to base the design on the beautiful cover illustrations by Crystal Kung.

Cat Takes Queen by Ilona Bray and Stephen Soong Morphy is the feline narrator of our middle grade novel CAT TAKES QUEEN: In Which a Humble Cat of Astonishing Genius Recounts a Tale of Chess Mates and Checkmates (Feiwel & Friends/Macmillan, 2026).

Heather C. Morris is the author of the picture books, Trunk Goes Thunk! A Woodland Tale of Opposites and Backyard Stew, a ghost story in the Haunted States of America Anthology, and the upcoming picture book, Dribble, Shoot, Swish!

Heather C. Morris: Author. Scientist. Kid at Heart. Heather is the author of books & short stories full of science, wonder, & imagination