Cat’s Very Good Day
Written by Kristen Tracy; illustrated by David Small
It’s a busy day for Cat, who is living his best life and managing to cause plenty of trouble along the way! After all, he’s a mirror attacker and a morning-tea whacker. A potted-plant disaster and an acrobat master. A vacuum avoider and a sofa destroyer. But when thunder and lightning strike, it turns out he’s a dark-storm worrier and a back-closet scurrier. A curled-up loner and a scaredy-cat groaner. Once the storm passes, though, is it possible Cat just might be a moonlight cuddler and all-night snuggler at heart?
Kristen Tracy’s ingenious verse and David’s masterfully expressive and uproariously funny artwork capture all the charm and personality of these irresistible fur babies—hairballs and all. It’s the perfect gift for feline lovers of all ages, and a great pick during National Poetry Month in April.
G.P. Putnam’s Sons BFYR
ISBN: 978-1-9848-1520-0
Kristen Tracy has written twelve novels for young adults and young readers, including Lost It, Camille McPhee Fell Under the Bus, Hung Up, and Project Unpopular. She won the Emily Dickinson First Book Award from the Poetry Foundation for her collection Half-Hazard. Visit her online at kristentracy.com, and follow her on Twitter @kristen_tracy.
Reviews
“With whimsical wordplay…Small’s drawings make the animal impossible to dislike…Sometimes the pupil creeps to the very edge of the eye, as though the cat is planning something devious and joyful…The only explanation anyone needs for why people love cats or hate them.” – Kirkus
“[R]eflecting an inimitable sense of feline privilege and mischief…[The rhymes] remain as blithe as the feline protagonist, whose energy and appetite for chaos finally wind down [at bedtime]…[A] pet…[with] considerable charisma.” – Publishers Weekly