Former Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal writes children’s book on his cats ‘Veto’ and ‘Bill’

Former Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has written a children’s book about his two cats, continuing his efforts to improve the state’s literacy rates.

“Veto, the Governor’s Cat” is a tribute to his late wife, Sandra Deal, who read books to students at more than 1,000 schools across Georgia while their cats, Veto and Bill, pranced across the governor’s mansion.

Now, Veto and Bill have made a return to the political scene in the form of the children’s book Deal, who served two terms as governor from 2011 to 2019, wrote. Sandra Deal, a former public school teacher, died August 2022 from cancer.