Twelve in a Race is a read-aloud rhyming book about the origin story of the Chinese zodiac. Young readers will learn about the characteristics of each zodiac animal and how they finished in the Emperor's great race. Written by Catherine Little and illustrated by Sae Kimura, Twelve in a Race is the perfect gift to give children to find out which animal correlates to their birth year! (From Plumleaf Press)

Catherine Little lives in Toronto with her husband and son, working as an educator, consultant and writer. Her previous books include Endgame and Dragon's Dilemma.

Sae Kimura is originally from Odawara, Japan and currently lives and works in Toronto. Twelve in a Race is her first illustrated book.