The Animal Kids was named a Junior Literary Guild selection in 1979. Cauley lives with her husband in New Jersey and during the summer, sells handscreened beach t-shirts in Long Beach Island. This collection contains several of Cauley's original illustrations. The first item is a Christmas card illustrated by Cauley in 1978 for Sunrise Publications. Each illustration has a matboard.
Several drawings bear the marks of the illustration photographer.
True to her assertion, Cauley uses vivid colors and details to breathe life into characters and settings. The deGrummond Collection's Correspondence file also holds several letters from Cauley from then curator, John Kelly, concerning Cauley's donations, their financial assessment, and possible tax breaks. July 01, 1994.