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Millions of Cats by Wanda Gág

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millions-of-cats-by-wanda-gag Title: Millions of Cats
Author: Wanda Gág
Publisher: Penguin USA
ISBN: 978-0142407080
Genre: Picture Book
Pages: 32
Source: Personal Copy
Rating: 5 Stars

A lot of cat books are being read this month. This one is the second one and there is also a third one waiting to be reviewed. “Millions of Cats” by Wanda Gág is an adorable and yet kinda scary book on cats. This is again a book I read for my reading project of 40 Cat Books. I love this project. One of my favourite reading projects. So what is this book about?

It is actually a picture book (no wonder it took me less than fifteen minutes to finish reading it) of an old man and his wife who are lonely and decide to get a cat and how the old man goes in search of one and what happens thereafter, when he actually meets a million cats and doesn’t know which one to choose.

The book is a Newbery Honor winner and completely had me from the word go. It is a delightful read and the illustrations are simple and yet so enchanting. “Millions of Cats” is a read meant for both – kids and adults. I absolutely adored this book and would recommend all parents to gift it to their young ones and see the smile on their face.

All I Need to Know I Learned from My Cat (And then Some) by Suzy Becker

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all-i-need-to-know-i-learned-from-my-cat-and-then-some-by-suzy-becker Title: All I Need to Know I Learned from My Cat (And then Some)
Author: Suzy Becker
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
ISBN: 978-0761147664
Genre: Comic Strips
Pages: 144
Source: Personal Copy
Rating: 5 Stars

Reading Suzy Becker’s book on what cats can teach you made me miss my cats a lot while I was in Singapore. This is where I picked the book from and I couldn’t wait to get back home to meet my cats. When I did, I learned something else from them: You leave us and we will ignore you for an hour or so. You will plead and beg and plead some more but we shall not show affection or love. Sigh. But it is true: Cats do teach life lessons which perhaps other humans cannot.

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The book is aptly titled; “All I Need to Know I Learned from My Cat (And Then Some)” is a book of cartoons – with some lesson or tidbit wisdom from cats. There are so many truths in these pages – people who have cats and those who don’t also will relate to this book.

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The illustrations are so plain and cute that they will melt your heart and you would want more. This book is a delight, it is brilliant and it is silly and makes you realize the things that you need to be in touch with and what is absolutely okay to let go of.

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“All I Need to Know I Learned from My Cat (And then some) is a meditative book on living and life. Most importantly, it will make you see your cats differently. A lot of Cat Zen and Wisdom in these pages. A must read.