Members of the picture book set tend to love animals whether the classroom pet hamster, the goats in a petting zoo, or the dog or cat at home. A narrative focused on a girl and her cat 🐈 😻 will most likely be a much requested read aloud.
"May liked to be under things, chairs and stools and sofas...and sometimes over. She liked inspecting insects and playing in the long grass behind the house. May was unsure of oranges, and she loved her friend Margaux."
The cat, May, and child, Margaux, have grown up together, intimately knowing each other's ways. So one day when May doesn't show up at dinner time Margaux knows something is wrong. She forms a search party who scour the area to no avail. May fears that her precious pet is alone, hurt, or hungry.
But you and I know that a picture book illustrated in soft pastels will not end badly. Kids will find the end of the book reunion highly satisfying.
The illustrations are really special, especially those that depict the green eyed black cat.
I really like the invitation author/illustrator Julie Flett issues to readers and listeners at the back of the book.
"Do you have a story to tell?
Your turn."
On a purrrsonal note, I actually have 2 lost cat stories. I work diligently to keep my cats safely indoors. But a few times they've managed to get out. When my kids were still to home Joey, my beloved tuxedo cat reading companion got out. I was looking to no avail. It was getting dark. Then one of the neighborhood kids asked me what I was looking for. Suddenly there were flashlight beams everywhere as kids and their adults searched and he was quickly found. The second was when precious Tobago got out just weeks before my graduation. I had a serious ankle injury. It hurt every time I put weight on my right foot. I was searching street by street. Then I saw a cat I call Romeo because of all the time he spends gazing up at Tobago through the window. I instructed him to find Tobago and bring her home. He trotted off purposefully and did just that.
A great big shout out goes out to all beings, human or otherwise, who reunite animals with their human companions.
Jules Hathaway
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