On the way to school, Ethan notices some stray kittens in the alleyway. He wants to look after them, but his dad has a strict no-pet policy. Still, with the help of his older brother, Ethan does what he can to rescue the kittens and realizes that caring for something else can bring great joy. This hopeful story is based on the author's real-life experiences rescuing stray animals.

Ethan and the Strays is for ages 4 to 8.

John Sullivan is a Chicago-based author. His first picture book Kitten and the Night Watchman won the Ezra Jack Keats Award and Margaret Wise Brown Prize. The Boston Globe, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly and BookPage also named it a best book of the year. He is also the author of Stanley's Secret.

Hatem Aly is an illustrator who was born in Egypt, and currently lives in New Brunswick. Some of his other works include The Inquisitor's Tale by Adam Gidwitz which won the Newbery Honor and The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad and S.K. Ali, that was on the New York Times bestseller list.