Cats Are Cats

The art is indeed lovely, but in the end rather bland. The poems, too, are mostly unmemorable. I totally respect the opinions of ppl for whom it worked better, but I was disappointed. Sorry.
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My college son just read it, and he asked me to read his favorites aloud to him, and I liked them more that way. Not enough to raise my star rating, but enough to recommend this all-ages picturebook to any of you who are interested.

My favorite is probably The Stray Cat by Eve Merriam.
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Third time through. Liked it a bit more this time, but unfortunately in the meantime I've seen many of these poems elsewhere, with more effective (to me) presentation.

This time I noticed that the best one to read aloud to younger children is probably *Sing a show more Song of Kittens* by Elizabeth Coatsworth. Older children would very likely enjoy hearing or reading aloud *The Cat Heard the Cat-bird.*

But honestly, my rating is not a dis-recommendation. If you have interest, and if your library has this, please check it out for yourself. And most especially, note that it is truly for All Ages, not just children! show less

I adore cats so this book is great for me and any cat lover. The illustrations by Ed Young are fantastic and the poetry is all about cats.

A collection of poems about cats of every kind, illustrated by Ed Young. Contributors include T.S. Elliott, Joan Aiken, Jane Yolen and many more. 42 poems in all.

Independent Reading Level-Grade 5