Local children's author Alysson Bourque is having a big week. Tomorrow, November 15th, her new book "Alycat and the Thursday Dessert Day" hits shelves.

Bourque tells KATC she decided to write the book after her kids asked her for more books. Instead of buying them more, she promised them she would write them one. The next night, she read "Alycat and the Thursday Dessert Day" to them and it was a hit.

From KATC -

Alycat is kind of based on me. Alycat is a cat who likes to day dream. She likes to use her imagination. When I was a kid, I used to day dream all the time and imagine all kinds of different adventures and people would call me 'Alycat' as a kid. So it's kind of evolved from my childhood experiences and also my kids experiences.

"Alycat and the Thursday Dessert" will be available starting November 15th on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Target and Books-A-Million on Tuesday. It will also be available locally at Kiddeaux's and Lolli and Bop.

Plush dolls of the Alycat character are also available for sale.

Alysson plans to release another book in the spring.

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