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Book Review: Three More Stories You Can Read to Your Cat

As Sara Swan Miller explains in her introduction to Three More Stories You Can Read to Your Cat, cats sleep a lot because they get bored a lot. Since you and I know that reading books is one of the best ways to counter an attack of boredom, she explains, one of the nicest things you can do for your feline friend when boredom has flattened him on the couch is to entice your cat onto your lap and with a soft voice and gentle petting read him a story. After all, “Cats always like to hear stories about themselves.”

Book Review: Mr. Popper’s Penguins

When Mr. Popper’s Penguins hit the theaters this summer, instead of buying the family tickets, I hunted down a copy of the book. And it was only with great difficulty that I wrested that book away from The Four-Year-Old long enough to write this review.

Book Review: Cat and Crow

Cat and Crow tells the story of the surprising bond between Moses and Cassie, from the perspective of Wally and Ann Collito, the couple who eventually gave Cassie a permanent home in North Attleboro, Massachusetts.

Book Review: When I Feel Angry

When I Feel Angry is part of a series of books written by child psychologist Cornelia Maude Spelmen to help children identify and understand their emotions. We have others in the series, including When I Miss You, When I Feel Scared, and When I Care About Others, but the book about anger is the one I turn to most often.

Book Review: wag!

If you are like me, you know Patrick McDonnell mainly for his comic strip, Mutts, which records the adventures of Mooch the cat, his best friend Earl (a dog), and their human companions. But he also has several picture books, with whimsical art, simple text, and heart-warming stories to appeal to readers of all ages.

Book Review: Somebody Else’s Nut Tree

Somebody Else’s Nut Tree and Other Tales from Children is nearly unique on the Caterpickles bookshelves in that it does not contain stories written for children by adults, but stories told by children to adults. Or rather, one particular adult, Ruth Krauss.