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This is the page where we list some of our favorite Cat Books.

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Cat Stories

Booklist prepared by Laurel Indalecio

Daring Dog and Captain Cat Although they are normal and obedient pets during the day, at night Irving Dog and Ermine Cat rise and shake and roam as Daring Dog and Captain Cat, twirling capes, flashing swords, and chasing crooks.
Adoff, Arnold
E  ADO

Milton's Christmas After creating a mess under the Christmas tree, Milton the cat decides it's time to go outside.
Ardalan, Haydé
E  ARD

Catkin When a tiny magical cat carelessly allows a young girl to be captured by the Little People, he must confront her captors and solve three cunning riddles in order to rescue her.
Barber, Antonia
J  398.24  BAR

Edna's Tale Edna, a cat known for her beautiful tail, is in for a couple of surprises when she goes into the woods to meet the new cat in the neighborhood.
Bechtold, Lisze
E  BEC

Copycat Buddy the cat imitates all those around him, whether they are cats, dogs, or squirrels.
Brown, Ruth
E  BRO

Starring Hillary Hillary the cat makes herself miserable trying to lose weight for a play audition, but she finally realizes that she is just right the way she is.
Caple, Kathy
E  Cap

Dolores and the Big Fire:  A True Story A usually aloof cat risks her own life to save her owner from a deadly fire.
Clements, Andrew
E  CLE

Clever Cat When Mr. and Mrs. Ford discover that Tibbs the cat can get his own food they give him a house key and a credit card, but when they make him get a job, do the shopping, and pay rent, he begins to wonder if he is really that clever after all.
Collington, Peter
E  COL

A Kitten's Year A kitten peeks at January, toys with February, stalks March, and eventually sniffs November and dreams December as it grows into a cat through the course of a year.
Day, Nancy Raines
E  DAY

Mama Cat Has Three Kittens While two kittens copy everything their mother does, their brother naps.
Fleming, Denise
E  FLE

Way Home Shane finds a no-name stray cat and takes it through the dangers of the city to his home, a corner of an alley.
Hathorn, Elizabeth
E  HAT

Cinderdog and the Wicked Stepcat When Cowboy Carl marries Cactus Kate, Carl's dog Cinderdog must deal with his new sibling, Kate's ornery cat Wicked.
Holub, Joan
E  HOL

A Night on the Tiles Martha's cat Lionel reveals his secret nightlife which includes lessons at the Cat Academy, popping in to the barber, and maybe a movie.
Ingman, Bruce
E  ING

Kitten For a Day A puppy joins a litter of kittens in their fun for a day.
Keats, Ezra Jack
E  KEA

The Upstairs Cat The fights between a mean, old cat and a lean, young cat always end in a draw and result in a waste of energy which proves the futility of war.
Kuskin, Karla
E  KUS

A Traveling Cat When discovered on the playground in front of the drive-in movie screen, Boulevard, a stray cat, stays in her new home for a short while before taking to the road.
Lyon, George Ella
E  LYO

Crispin the Terrible Feeling that he is taken for granted by his family, a cat imagines more exciting lives he could live, but he decides that being part of a loving family is not so bad after all.
Morris, Bob
E  MOR

The Grand Escape After years of being strictly house cats, Marco and Polo escape into the wonderful, but dangerous outside world and are sent on three challenging adventures by a group of cats known as the Club of Mysteries.
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds
J  Fic  NAY

Cats! Cats! Cats! At night when Mrs. Brown begins to snore, her sixty cats have fun galore.
Newman, Lesléa
E  NEW

Just Dog To the amusement of Midnight the cat, Dog sets out to prove that he deserves a more exciting name and discovers the importance of being happy with his own identity.
Oram, Hiawyn
E  ORA

Like Likes Like Two cats fall in love in a rose garden
Raschka, Chris
E  RAS

The Halloween Showdown When Grizzorka the Witch snatches Tabithia to be her new Halloween cat, Grandmother Katt dons a pumpkin helmet and declares war, with the help of Spider, Frog, and Bat.
Ross, Eileen
E  ROS

Mr. Putter & Tabby Take the Train After a small setback, Mr. Putter and his favorite companions enjoy the best train ride of their lives.
Rylant, Cynthia
E  RYL

Desser, the Best Ever Cat A child describes how Dexter the cat had always been part of the family and how much he was loved even after he died.
Smith, Maggie
E  SMI

Chato and the Party Animals Chato decides to throw a "pachanga" for his friend Novio Boy, who has never had a birthday party, but when it is time to party, Novio Boy cannot be found.
Soto, Gary
E  SOT

Chato's Kitchen To get the "ratoncitos," little mice, who have moved into the barrio to come to his house, Chato the at prepares all kinds of good food:  fajitas, frijoles, salsa, enchiladas, and more.
Soto, Gary
E  SOT

A Kitten Called Moonlight A little girl and her mother recall how a special kitten came into their lives one dark and stormy night.
Waddell, Martin
E  WAD

Who Do You Love? At bedtime a mother cat and her kitten Holly play the game "Who do you love?" and Holly describes everyone she loves and her reasons for doing so.
Waddell, Martin
E  WAD

The Moon Quilt With her cat in her lap, an old woman makes a quilt stitching into it, the experiences and objects of her life.
Warner, Sunny
E  WAR

Elomenopeo In the house alone, an unusual cat name Elomenopeo paints a picture and then curls up to dream.
Ziefert, Harriet
E  ZIE

 

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