A Classic Tale of a Mischievous Cat
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My child really enjoyed this tale, just as I did when I was a kid.

In this timeless classic, Dr. Suess uses rhymes and animals to create a story full of mischief, fun and entertainment. Two children and their pet fish are stuck inside on a rainy day, only to have their boredom broken by the antics of a mischievous cat that storms into the house and entertains them and creates a huge mess in the process. In the end though, the cat cleans up after himself, becoming a somewhat good role model despite his previous carelessness.

The before mentioned rhymes are used in this story to represent the text in a grabbing and mind provoking way that my child loves. I hope you give this classic book a try...if you haven't already!

Darien Summers, author of The Mischievous Hare, a children's book.&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/The-Mischievous-Hare/dp/1432746022/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">The Mischievous Hare</a>
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After making a few mistakes, I now buy books for my son that I like.  I am the one that ends up reading them out loud time and time again, and so I want them to be interesting and well-written.  And of course, I want my toddler to enjoy the stories and pictures.  Millions of Cats fulfills all of those criteria;  it is without a doubt my favorite book to read my toddler at bedtime.

The story is wonderful:  an lonely old man goes to search for a cat companion for himself and his lonely wife, and instead of finding just one cat, he falls for millions.  He attempts to bring millions of cats home, but finds that he and his wife haven't the space nor the food for them.  He must choose just one, and lets the cats duke it out to find which cat is the best.  Predictably, the cats fight themselves right out of the story, and the only cat left is a homely, scraggly kitten.  Love from the old couple makes the kitten grow into a lovely cat, and leads the old man to say that although he's seen "millions and billions and trillions of cats," "not one of them was as pretty as this one."

My toddler adores this book, and regularly chants the old man's cat-poem along with me.  A true classic -- it belongs on every child's bookshelf.
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This is a delightful book about an extraordinary cat told through a series of stories and a photograph a day for a year. Reading this fascinating, heartwarming, and at times laugh-out-loud funny book was a highly enjoyable experience.
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This classic story is brought to life by the Gerda Muller's soothing illustrations. While every page was a feast for the eyes the writing can at times feel  repetitive, my three-year-old daughter didn't seem to notice however as she asks to have us read it to her over and over. It is a somewhat difficult story to explain to a three-year-old because even I struggle a bit to decipher the deeper implications, but that is also what makes it an interesting fable. Be sure to check the dimensions before you buy, it is much larger than I expected and I would have preferred something a little more compact for a bedtime story, but that's just me.
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I read this book many years ago and often give it to cat lovers.  It is a lovely read again and again story.
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Amy Tan has risen to the top again with this charming children's tale of her Chinese Siamese cat. The beautiful fanciful illustrations add to the delight of this book. I enjoyed it as much as the children to which I read it. Highly recommended. (If you are lucky to find it, there is a tape available on which she narrates the story too.)
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Who doesn't love a kitten who can make laziness look incredibly adorable?  The illustrations are charming and bright and the story will surely delight any young child.
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A classic Charlie Brown Tale sure to delight those young in age reading for the first time or those who reminisce about Charlie Brown Christmases from their childhood.
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Dewey is a delightful story for cat lovers. It is a story about the power a pet can have in our life. In this case, Dewey actually effected his town and beyond.
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This was my son's favorite story for quite awhile when he was one and two.

It follows the story of a dog who chases a cat and then gets distracted by chasing other animals until he loses his human friend. Almost the whole story is told in animal noises. Adorable!

I never got tired of reading it, and that's saying a lot!
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I remember finding this in the children's department of my local library when I was young.  I loved it then, and was thrilled to see it had been reprinted so I could share it with my own cat-loving children.

The illustrations are simple, the plot is basic, but all the kids I've shared this with have loved the story of Jenny and her brothers and their trip around the world.  I will say that changes in the world since the book was written sometimes needed a bit of explanation, but the story has aged remarkably well.  It went over much better than the mass-produced, written-by-committee stuff they find when they visit the bookstore nowadays.
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This short book by TC Dirks and Leland Dirks is thought-provoking and delightful to read.  It is a story about a cat who has an identity crisis and the journey the cat takes to resolve the problem.  .
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A Classic that still entertains adults and children, so you don't mind so much when they want you to read it over and over
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I'm 30, and although I've seen the cartoon and the movie, this tale was worth reading. I can see why it's a timeless classic.... for both the young and old.
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'The Tale Of Tom Kitten' sees Beatrix Potter at her most fey.  Three young kittens muck about in the garden, tormenting their neighbouring creatures, and generally being boisterous-but-nice kids.  Their class-conscious mother (very few fathers in Potter's world) is having relatives around for tea, and gives her children unwelcome baths and brushings down, before making them wear the most appallingly naff Sundaywear.  Unfortunately, Tom's been eating one too many pork pies, and bursts out of his pale blue two-piece, looking rather seedy.
The charm of this story lies in the infectious playfulness of the children, their universally-understandable indifference to their elders' desire for 'respectability', and the quaint evocation of an Edwardian farmstead.
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This warm, unsentimental, understated humorous book is about a stray cat who get's under his reluctant new owner's skin thereby improving both of their lives.  It is a wonderful  description of how the feline species manages to ingratiate itself and find its niche.  This book wonderfully describes the way a cat bonds with and transforms the life of a loner or person living alone.  The illustrations perfectly match the tone and subtle humor of the text, the story and its characters.  The bright colors used in connection with the cat contrast with the mostly subdued earth tones depicting Mrs. Crump's everyday life.

This is an intelligently written book on the subject of cats and their owners and will demonstrate to children not just the magic of having a pet, but also the love and responsibility having one requires.

By the way, the Merlin in my pen name refers to the king of all the cats who are and have been in my life (and they are many).
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I first read this book almost 10 years ago, and it's become one of my favorite re-reads over the years. If you like cats and fantasy, this is a great story. Fritti Tailchaser is a cat of rare courage and curiosity, and when cats begin mysteriously disappearing all over the community, including Fritti's friend
Hushpad, he sets off on a magical journey to rescue her. What he encounters will change him forever. This is not a kid's book, by the way; it has some rather scary and dark elements, but is an excellent grown-up fairy (or cat?) er, tail. ;c)