With my two cat-loving daughters at home, there was no way I could pass up this book. Author Nancy White and illustrator Gioia Fiammenghi created a super-cute, fun, interesting, and, of course, informative book about the wonder that is the cat. From the sweet and sometimes funny illustrations to the breakdown of why cats do what they do, this book presents an appropriate informational picture book that my kids just went nuts over. When I noticed that the publication date was 1997, I hoped that the book would not be overly 90s comedic...you know the bad references and corny dialogue that I can remember from books of this decade that I read with my baby sister. This book could have very well been printed yesterday nothing about it (except for the picture of a cat watching a box television set) really screamed "outdated and cheesy."
The book is not exactly broken down by chapters, but it is divided up by questions as sub-headings. Some examples are "Why do cats lick themselves so much?" and "Do cats really always land on their feet?" I worked at a vet clinic for six years and learned more about animals than I could have ever imagined, and this book still managed to teach me things that I did not know! And of course, the end of the book had to describe the story of a cat named Woody who goes to school, which then, of course, ensued with questions from my kids if I thought their teachers would let them have a class cat.
Interesting read for kids and adults, perfect length for a bedtime story, just enough information to create interest without bombarding the reader with too much text, and adorable illustrations to go along with it! ( )