Every time a new kid comes to the school, he or she tries to challenge the cat to a game of cat-whack. The cat is so shy that he and his dad decide to let the kid go. The boy is the author of the book, and the dad is so proud of him that he gives him his own book to read. The dad tells the boy to shake the author's hand, but the boy is too shy to do so. The father tells him that the author gave him his signature, so the boy has to pay for the book. He says that he's really good at writing, and that he relies on his son to help him become an author. The mom says that her son is so good at it that she doesn't even know how to write. She says that she's