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Books & Reading | Booklists
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Cats |
Favorite stories for cat lovers. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Copycat |
Buddy the cat imitates all those
around him, whether they are cats, dogs, or squirrels. |
Brown, Ruth |
E BRO |
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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 |
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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 |
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Mama Cat Has Three
Kittens |
While two kittens copy everything
their mother does, their brother naps. |
Fleming, Denise |
E FLE |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Kitten For a Day |
A puppy joins a litter of kittens in
their fun for a day. |
Keats, Ezra Jack |
E KEA |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Cats! Cats! Cats! |
At night when Mrs. Brown begins to
snore, her sixty cats have fun galore. |
Newman, Lesléa |
E NEW |
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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 |
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Like Likes Like |
Two cats fall in love in a rose garden |
Raschka, Chris |
E RAS |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Chato's Kitchen |
To get the "ratoncitos," little mice,
who have moved into the barrio to come to his house, Chato the cat
prepares all kinds of good food: fajitas, frijoles, salsa,
enchiladas, and more. |
Soto, Gary |
E SOT |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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