Younger fiction

• Bingham, Mindy
  Minou
  Advocacy Press, 1987
  E Bin
  Minou has a very difficult time taking care of herself in the streets of Paris, but discovers her calling, as well as a great deal of self reliance, when she begins to work as a mouser at the Notre Dame cathedral.
• Calhoun, Mary
  Blue Ribbon Henry
  Morrow Junior Books, 1999
  E Cal
  Although he feels insignificant next to the other animals at the county fair, Henry the cat proves to be special in his own way.
• Chalmers, Mary
  Throw a Kiss, Harry
  Harper and Row Publishers, 1990
  E Cha
  Wandering away from his mother, Harry the cat gets stuck in a tree until a fireman comes to his rescue.
• Obrist, Jurg
  Fluffy: the Story of a Cat
  Antheneum, 1981
  E Obr
  Having grown up on a farm, a young girl and her cat have to make a difficult adjustment to city life.
• Pryor, Ainslie
  The Baby Blue Cat and the Dirty Dog Brothers
  Viking, 1987
  E Pry
  Baby Blue Cat has a very fun time playing with the dirty Dog Brothers in the sooty ashes and the very big mud puddle. Told in a rhythmic read aloud text, and one of a series of many about Baby Blue Cat.
• Rylant, Cynthia
  Mr. Putter and Tabby Row the Boat
  Harcourt and Brace, 1997
  E Ryl
  On a hot summer day, Mr. Putter, his cat Tabby and their neighbor Mrs. Teaberry and her dog Zeke go for a picnic and a rowboat ride. One of a series of many about Mr. Putter and Tabby.
• Soto, Gary
  Chato and the Party Animals
  G.P. Putnam and Sons, 2000
  E Sot
  Chato, the coolest cat in the neighborhood, decides to throw a party for his friend Novio Boy, who as an orphan, has never had a birthday party.
• Viorst, Judith
  The Tenth Good Thing About Barney
  Antheneum, 1971
  E Vio
  A young boy is very grief stricken over the death of his cat, and his parents suggest that he thinks of 10 good things about his beloved Barney. A favorite for helping a child deal with the death of a pet.
• Wells, Rosemary
  Yoko
  Hyperion Books for Children
  E Wel
  When Yoko bring sushi to school for lunch, her classmates make fun of what she eats until one of them tries it for himself.
• Wheeler, Cindy
  Bookstore Cat
  Random House, 1994
  E Whe
  Mulligan, the bookstore cat, has an exciting day when a pigeon wanders into the store.
• Wheeler, Cindy
  Marmalade's Picnic
  Alfred Knopf and Sons, 1983
  E Whe
  Marmalade the cat finds a satisfying way to accompany his owner on a picnic.
• Whitmore, Adam
  Max Leaves Home
  Silver Burdett, 1986
  E Whi
  Very embarrassed because he has no tail, Max, the cat leaves his home to wander through London in search of his missing appendage.

Older Fiction

• Leguin, Ursula
  Catwings Return
  Orchard Books, 1989
  E Leg
  Wishing to visit their mother, two winged cats leave their new country home to return to the city where they discover a winged kitten in a building that is to be demolished. One in a series .
• Selden, George
  Tucker's Countryside
  Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 1973
  + PB Sel
  The adventures of a country bred mouse and cat, when they go to the country to visit their friend Chester Cricket.
• Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds
  Carlotta's Kitten
  Antheneum books, 2000
  + Nay
  Marco, Polo and Elvis are all members of the Club of Mysteries, and the task of the members at hand is to care and find a home for the kittens who belong to Carlotta.

Non-fiction

• Engfer, Lee Anne
  My Pet Cats
  Lerner Publications, 1997
  + 636.8 Eng
  Text and photos follow nine year old Zoe and her family as they adopt two kittens from an animal shelter and watch them grow.
• George, Jean Craighead
  How to Talk to Your Cat
  Harper Collins, 2002
  + 636.8 Geo
  Describes how cats communicate with people through their behavior and sounds and explains how to talk back to them using sounds, behavior and body language.
• Mattern, Joanne
  Abyssinian Cat
  Capstone Publishing
  + 636.9 Mat
  Accompanied by realistic photos, the history, habits and care of the Abyssinian cat are discussed.

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