Combine two things I love (cats and Christmas), and I will read your book!

The Cat in the Christmas Tree is all about crazy cat antics that a cat can get up to when there’re decorations to destroy and there’s food to be eaten (and the cat in this book is a young one).

I’ve personally never experienced a destructive cat at Christmastime (they’ve been more inclined to sleep under the tree than attack it), but I do know one or two who I’m sure would behave like Shadow in this book!

A quick, fun read for the season.

This is a really cute story about a kitten who learns to be good, with the help of a magical Christmas tree - sort of 'A Christmas Carol' but with a cat! I wasn't keen on how horrible the dad in the story was, and I don't think that the message that 'your pets could be sent back to the shelter if they're bad' is really quite appropriate, as this would be an extremely hurtful thing for a parent to do, and the book does not address this. The dad gets no comeuppance, and I'd hate for a kid to think that that behaviour was normal or good parenting! However, it does provide a villain for Shadow's story. Shadow's part of the book is very sweet, and I loved the community of living Christmas trees!

I did feel the writing was a little basic, and with the length of this story, I think it would be pitched a little younger than the suggested audience of 8+. Perhaps a good one for reluctant readers.