Cats really have their way to capture people’s hearts. With their soft furs, adorable purring, beautiful eyes, and clingy attitudes, there is just no way wouldn’t that people fall in love with them. There are many platforms that highlight the awesomeness of cats, and the best example is literature. A lot of books, especially those that belong to fiction and children’s literature, have amazing stories with cats as protagonists or side-kicks.
So, are you looking for the ideal activity to spend the last days of 2020 with your cats? Here are the best books that every cat lovers must check out before the year ends!
William and Tibby Forever by Lynda Hamblen
This heartwarming tale of two adventurous cats named William and Tibby will surely make you wonder about taking risks, going on adventures, and the afterlife. The book clearly showcases life on earth and in heaven by Lynda Hamblen — the author who also loves cats. William and Tibby are the best buddies and partners in crime. However, William died and was sent to a place they called “heaven.” Tibby was left devastated and is grieving. You can surely identify that William is the instrument that will show the readers the events in the afterlife while Tibby shows what life on earth is like. Both of their experiences together and alone also show how friendship, motherly love, and life surpass time and death.
The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
Written by one of the masters of Children’s literature, The Cat in the Hat follows the tale of a Cat wearing a hat that has red and white stripes and a bowtie that is color red. The Cat is also tall and animated. One rainy day, it appeared in Sally and her brother’s home after their mother went out. The Cat constantly comes to the kids even if he is always being rejected by the fishes of Sally and her brother; hence, he shows them a couple of magic tricks in an effort to amuse them. In the meantime, the home is wrecked by him and his buddies, Thing One and Thing Two. The kids and the fish become increasingly frightened until a device is generated by the Cat which he utilizes to clean things up and leaves before the mom returns home.
A Mango-Shaped Space by Wendy Mass
In 2003, the book titled A Mango-Shaped Space by Wendy Mass was published by Little, Brown Young Readers. It is under the scope of realistic fiction and has received many nominations and awards. The story revolves around a teenager named Mia Winchell. She has an abnormal mixing of the senses wherein the stimulus of a particular sense subsequently generates sensation in another modality, which is called synesthesia. Hence, words and colors tend to possess some hues for Mia. The story primarily deals with both her journey in handing synesthesia and the issues that she encounters in school with her peers. Eventually, her friends and family start to sympathize and empathize with her and support her on her journey through life.
Time Cat by Lloyd Alexander
Time Cat was originally published in 1963 but was reprinted by Puffin Books in 2004. The author of this amazing fantasy novel is Lloyd Alexander while the cover artists are Bill Sokol and Wayne McLoughlin. The book follows the story of Jason, who just recently discovered that his cat named Gareth has extraordinary abilities. The cat can talk and go to 9 diverse parts of history. Thus, Jason encourages his cat to bring him to his journey to the said points of history. That is when their wonderful adventure started. The first destination was Ancient Egypt where cats were treated as divine creatures. The next place was Rome and they were brought in by the Old Cats of Ceasar. Rome definitely gave them the best adventure. Afterward, they went into the remaining places in history which are the UK, Ireland, Japan, Italy, Peru, the Isle of Man, Germany, and the USA. When their adventures were done, they went home. Gareth told Jason that he will not talk to him ever again and prohibits his owner to discuss their trip with anybody. Jason agreed to Gareth’s term and was given a keepsake to connect with Gareth without speaking.
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