Alycat and the Monday Blues is a very cute story for elementary age children. It is a great story to assist in building a child's self worth and self-discovery.

This is especially directed for Alycat's beginning of her school year and upcoming talent show.

The illustrations by Chiara Civanti are very well done in bright colors, with images which will appeal to the very young reader.

The Book Cover and Title are both a perfect "fit" for the story content.

This receives a strong Four Stars rating by me.
*This book was gifted me, with no requirement o post a positive review. This is my honest review. ( )

Alycat has woken up Monday morning in a foul mood- she has a case of the Monday Blues! Aly can't think of a talent for the school talent show and the weather is stormy, how will she turn her day around? A jazzy beat from her friend Spotty may be just what she needs. Aly turns all of her frustrations into a song and swings her blue day to a new day.

Alycat is a very easy character for children to identify with. All children have frustrating days, but don't always realize that they have the tools to help themselves through it. With just a little bit of guidance from Mom cat, Alycat was able to solve her own problem. I loved that Alycat was able to voice her frustrations through music and help a friend at the same time. It was a definite bonus for me to be able to listen to the music in the book with a code online, this way I was able to sing along to the song with my son. The illustrations in the books are bright, colorful and simple enough for children to recognize features. My son enjoyed pointing out the cats, bus, and toys to me as we looked through. Overall, a fun book that gives children the tools to recognize and deal with their emotions.

​This book was received for free in return for an honest review. ( )

A sweet and charming read. I like that the story was simple but it also taught a lesson...we all have talent. For some it may be obvious and for others it may take a little while but we are special in our own ways.

Alycat turned her frown into a smile. What started out as a negative with the Monday Blues turned into the Harmonicats. Don't you just love that name...Harmonicats. The song that Spotty and Alycat performed was "jazzy". Young readers will enjoy the story as well as Alycat and Spotty. I like that there were not a lot of big words used and the author kept the pages uncluttered with tons of illustrations. Alycat and the Monday Blues is the cat's meow! ( )