Cat books suggestions

The Cat In The Hat

Under the genre of 'Children's literature' is the famous book of Dr. Seuss published in 1957. The title may seem familiar to you, as it has been adapted into a film in 2003 with the actors Mike Myers and Dakota Fanning.

Plot: An anthropomorphic cat shows up on the doorstep of two children rescuing them from boredom and taking them in an amazing daily experience filled with excitement .

Wikipedia about The Cat in the Hat

Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats

According to Wikipedia (forever in debt to you, Wikipedia!), Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats is a collection of whimsical poems by T. S. Eliot about feline psychology and sociology, published by Faber and Faber.

The poems were written during the 1930s and included by Eliot, under his assumed name "Old Possum," in letters to his godchildren. They were collected and published in 1939 with cover illustrations by the author, and quickly re-published in 1940, illustrated in full by Nicolas Bentley. It has also been published in reillustrated versions by Edward Gorey (1982) and Axel Scheffler (2009)

Interesting fact: It has inspired the composer and theatre director Andrew Lloyd Webber to create one of the most popular musicals of all times, Cats.

Wikipedia about Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats

The Black Cat

Horror-lovers of the world unite! This book combines both horror and a cat! It is one of the most famous short stories by the metre of the horror genre, Edgar Allan Poe. It is quite short, so I won't get into details about the plot. Just read it to feel the unique creepy atmosphere that Poe creates in his stories and if you like it, I would advise you to read some more of Poe's best stories, like The Fall of the House of Usher, The Mask of the Red Death, The Cast of Amontillado and don't forget about his superb poems.

Simon's Cat

Once there was a very popular YouTube animated series by Simon Tofield called Simon's Cat. In 2009 the animation made its way into a book owing to the audience's love. The author's inspiration was obviously his four cats, which provide him with dozens of stories to illustrate.

The animation and book presents a man and his relationship to his always-hungry cat. You will find the cat's strategies to get attention hilarious and the cat adorable.

Alice in Wonderland & Through The Looking Glass

Who does not know the famous Cheshire Cat in the book Alice in Wonderland? Most of those who have read the book declare their love for this unique cat. It is there to amaze you and confuse you at the same time with the things he says to Alice, leaving you wonderling whether to consider him mad or the wisest cat of all. I will not say anything more about Alice in Wonderland because I believe that everyone knows about it and every single person must read it at least once in their life.

Cheers!

Lilian White