but still a cute bad kitty story
582153
Mostly about puppy, but still a cute bad kitty story.
365056
Cute stories, but not as funny as I had hoped, pictures would have been a nice touch.  But loved when the author brought the new cat into the house, my husband would have reacted the same way :)
51794
I discovered this book at our local library and fell in love with the charming story.  I instantly ordered it from Amazon, but the one I received has been re-written to be quicker and thus not as charming and sweet!  This version has the kitty running from animal to animal in a panic looking for her purr, whereas the one at the library described how she went on her search through the day, and at days end she was getting quite tired by the time she talked to owl and the ending read much sweeter than this one.  I don't know what year that edition was (it was hardbound - maybe that's the difference) or if it had a different publisher, but I was disappointed with this version and will continue my search for the one I fell in love with.

P.S.  After posting this, I did find out that the book I bought from Amazon was published by Tiger Press and the book at the library is published by Dutton Children's Books.  I do see that Amazon lists the publisher as Dutton - so no guarantee there.
2465355
A little more on the childish side than for adults but, still cute
3744832
Book is mostly photos... But a Heartwarming Story for cat lovers...
896224
I would have liked a little backstory for Dall but it was still a fun story.
3110346
Five stars! Our favorite Bad Kitty book of the series.  The story is hilarious and well written.  Well done.
654650
This book puts Hamlet ( the cat) truly at the center of this story.  If you have been following this cat's adventures you will remember that he was photographed imitating Karate moves when his human, Darla, was practicing in class.  This book begins with a cat show wanting him to be Guest of Honor.  ( this does not give away the story as you learn this almost immediately.). This evolves into a " locked room" sort of situation.  Of course, there are a series of clues provided by Hamlet, quirky characters including a three- legged kitten named Trixie.  There are bad people, familiar characters, a " time is running out" chase, and a sweet ending.  For a quick, feel good story, what more can you want?  Ms. Brandon does not disappoint!
3138763
This is a charming story about a timid newspaper reporter and a woman who use to be a cat.  Working together, the reporter becomes extremely competent in what he does, and much braver because he's fighting for others.  The woman-cat, on the other hand, has great difficulty deciding if she likes being a human better than being a cat.  She can still talk to all the other cats in town, but sometimes she longs to be back in her home garden basking in the sun and hunting.  She even goes and talks to a psychiatrist about the matter, but he remains clueless to the fact that she was once a cat.  This is one of the funniest parts of the story, especially where he asks her about her parents.

"And your mother?"
"My mother was a tabby."
"Pardon?" The doctor looked at her over his glasses.
"She was a tabby.  She's dead.  They had her put to sleep."
"Mother, dead.  Happened in her sleep," the doctor mumbled and wrote it down.

Ironically, the author of this story, Annie M. G. Schmidt, put herself to sleep with pills and alcohol when she was 84.  It was an intentional act of euthanasia.

P.S.  This book was made into a movie--<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Miss-Minoes/dp/B008B8U3N2/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Miss Minoes</a>. It's a Dutch movie dubbed in English. The movie is not as charming as the book.  It's set in a more modern time period, has some profanity, and the actor who plays the reporter is not very appealing or believable.  Yeah, sure, that's a timid sort of guy. The actress who plays Minoes, however, is very good, and the talking cats are  a lot of fun.
2477489
Not quite as full of kittens with attitudes.  More kittens that are cute but not as amazing.
709906
What I liked:
+ I loved the way Kitty thought, she was always logical and rational and I always enjoy that in a character.
+ Her internal dialogue was hilarious, I found myself laughing and smiling from time to time.
+ The romance, this book has is very light but an extremely cutesy romance that made you think "Awww."
+ I loved the cute illustrations of maps and letters in the book.
What I didn't like: - It was slow-paced, I felt like this book went a little bit to far into details and had a little bit of an overdose of Kitty's childhood stories, not to say I didn't enjoy them, but they did get a little much at times.

Otherwise I really did enjoy this book and I recommend it to people who enjoy books with a lot of adventure and mystery. :D
2472358
First novel in the Worst Witch series. This is a cute story about a young girl named Mildred who wants nothing more than to be a witch. The only problem is she isn't particularly good at it. Her broom riding is shameful, and wouldn't you know it, when her class receives their black kittens, the teacher runs out of them before getting to poor Mildred. She gets a tabby instead. Cute story perfect for grades two to five.
4552594
Cute story. A little predictable since it follows most of the plot from Pride and Prejudice, but still a fun read.
1352215
I did enjoy the historical flashback to the Revolutionary War alternating with present day.  I love animal stories and have read others by Ms. Brown that featured the feline detectives.  This volume in the series, however, did not give the critters that much story time.  I see that other reviewers are actually wondering if Ms. Brown authored this one entirely by herself.  It is still a pleasant read.  My thanks to the author and LibraryThing for a complimentary copy.
219637
A really sweet story of a kitten raised by mice and how he discovers he is really a cat. This little golden book will be loved by your toddler.
2717414
When I first started the book I was worried that I wasn't going to like it.  There was just something about the way this was written that bugged me right away.  I still cannot put my finger on what the issue was.....

Well, the blurb about the book really is the story.  There are no big surprises or anything crazy that happens.  What I really did like was the very end, it was very cute.  Overall, the book had no major issues to it, it was a decent story and I guess a little more wholesome than I was expecting (not a bad thing, but it was advertised as a bad boy story and it did start rather not wholesome.)
3198217
Received this story for free. I am an adult, but I tend to read a lot of younger fiction so that I can share with my two boys. I found this to be a cute story with interesting characters. Overall the story has a positive message that should relate well to younger kids. I think older kids or kids who are avid readers may want more from the story, more character development and more to the ending. I thought the ending was a little anti-climactic, but I also realize that this is for a younger audience. I liked some of the animal characters a lot and would like to see more of them in the future, especially Ralph and the snake.

Overall, it is a cute story that younger kids starting out in chapter books should enjoy.