Connie Come Home Author:Ruth Lerner Perle In this story, Connie the Cuddly Cat is feeling lonely, but all her Alpha Pet friends are busy and have no time to play with her. Connie thinks that nobody care for her and decides to run away. When the Alpha Pets discover that she's missing, they realize how lonely and sad she was feeling. Can they find her and let her know how much they really... more » care? In addition to enjoying this adventure with our child, you can use it to teach a gentle lesson about the important value of caring- being sensitive to other's feelings and needs. You can use this story to introduce the letter C. As you read about Connie the Cuddly Cat, ask your youngster to listen for all the C words and point to the objects that also begin with C. When you've finished reading the story, your child will enjoy doing the activity at the end of the book.« less