A lovely book of poems, written by Frantz Wittkamp and translated by David Henry Wilson, all about different kinds of cat, from playful to sleepy to hungry! Each little poem is accompanied by a detailed and engaging illustration from Axel Scheffler. The poems are funny and will no doubt be enjoyed by children and adults. I haven’t read Happy Bunnies by the same author and illustrator pairing so will be adding that to my list too!

This is a delightful, funny little book about cats, which is told in rhyming verses, with lovely illustrations from the man who illustrated the famous book The Gruffalo. My daughter loved this book, and she thought it was very funny and cute. She loves cats, so she really enjoyed it. I thought the book was very quirky and unique, and it made us both smile.

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Well, cover me in fluff and call me a furball – I didn't think a book illustrated by Axel Scheffler would sit on the 'to be translated' pile for this long, but this late 1990s effort by Frantz Wittkamp is one rare example. It's a simple little thing, more of a fun diversion than anything completely edifying, with four lines of verse and a full-page illustration, all to show one aspect of moggies. So their sleepiness, their family life, their joy at birthday parties, and their piano playing artistic talents all get to be focus, before we move on. It's a pretty, and pretty light-hearted, whimsy, but when that is all that is called for this will serve.

Absolutely beautiful and gorgeous, the wonderful illustrations that Axel Scheffler is so very well known for are now focused on cats. I loved that each page has a different verse about Cats and how the illustrations matched perfectly, that you can look at them and keep finding a new detail to look at. My favourites were sleepy and grumpy (not talking seven dwarves here) although clean is wonderful too, cats in baths are adorable. Fantastic and will be a well loved addition to your book shelves

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion