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This is a short and heart-warming book about feelings - and I love talking about feelings. We have a cat which can't be bothered to do anything. I loved how the book highlighted that it's absolutely okay to have feelings like that. In fact, most of us have those feelings! I wish the book explained a little bit more why the cat felt that way, but nevertheless, it's a cute story showing us that all feelings, including feeling unbothered to do anything at all, matter!

Adorable little story that encourages self awareness and emotional first aid. Also using a cat was genius because cats have been all the rage for years and I know my son will read it solely for the cat.

This book is an excellent way to present empathy and communication to kiddos. It shows them that they can tell someone when they're feeling "off" and I really enjoyed it. I think it is cute but also very good for emotional and social education

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
What a fantastic, relatable story. The Cat Who Couldn't Be Bothered could easily have been written about me (in cat form). It's an excellent resource to remind readers young, and old that it's ok to not be ok and these feelings can happen to anyone.

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The book taught me two things. I may be the cat who couldn't be bothered, and the picture of the cat at the dog birthday brings me more joy than I can express here. I want to frame it for my kitchen shelf.

Great book to normalize emotions and mental illness.

A silly and fun book. I would recommend this book to cat lovers and anyone who has experienced depression. The illustrations are fun and the use of color and black and white really helps tell the story.

I really like the lesson of this book! its instilling into kids at a young age that it is ok to not be ok and I love that!

3.5| Finding some easy to read books for my niece to read at night and this is absolutely perfect the story and art is simple but cute, love all the cats and their little hobbies hoping she will like this as well

A fun little early reader, with a purpose, and a punchline – it seems the end is overloaded with the merits as opposed to the rest of the piece, but at least it has them. A cat just doesn't want to do anything, chase balls of string, go to parties, play the trombone (…). Nothing floats his boat, but at the end we find there is a reason for this, and we see the educational beat of this to close – or we would except there's a final joke to be had after that, as well. I don't think this imbalance is to be quibbled with that much, as the lesson is one we don't always get from books for this age range – they normally go for the chivvying, optimistic side of things as opposed to the real life – and I did find the final quip a pleasant surprise. Before then the look into the cat's imagination, of how horrid a party invite could get, and how he imagines going exploring turning out to be, is still fun – but this hinges on the final couple of page turns, so stick around.

The idea was promising: dealing with the topic of depression through the viewpoint of a cute Kitty cat. But the execution was so underwhelming. It left me with a feeling of unfinished business. Too rushed, too bare and underdevelopped content to effectively raise awareness on this with young children. It would need extra pages and informative tips to make this a proper experience.

In The Cat Who Couldn't Be Bothered, the illustrations and the way the text is written across the page pulls as much, if not more, weight than the words themselves. That is not to say that the writing is bad. In fact, it's far from it! In very few words with delightfully grumpy cat illustrations, this story is able to portray an important lesson: we all get a little sad sometimes and that's okay!

As someone with depression, I understand Greg and what it feels like to constantly have disinterest in the world around you. But at the same time the book does an excellent job of portraying this sadness in a fun way.

The twist at the end is amusing but I'm not sure if it was really needed or that it added anything to the book.

Thank you #netgalley #FrancesLincolnChildrensBooks, and #quartopublishinggroup for this ARC. This is a cute story that I can relate too. A good message for kids in a world where constant productivity is desired. Slow down, and rest.

A wonderful short story about a cat who does not want to be bothered with his friends or their fun activities. The true reason is sadness This book helps introduce children to discuss their emotions and learn that their feelings are normal .

A wonderful teaching tool .

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Funny, cute, validating. All words to describe this adorable little children’s book. Greg* is relatable and the end plot twist is hilarious. The illustrations are adorable!

I received an arc of this title from NetGalley for an honest review. A sad cat doesn't want to do anything and continues to turn down his friends.

Such a short but very compelling read. The Cat Who Couldn't Be Bothered is unexpectedly a heartwarming book. It's always lovely when a book surprises you. The only disappointment (if it could be called that) I have is it is, once again, too short. One moment I was flipping through the pages and suddenly I have reached the ending.

The illustration is profoundly charming. The ending reveals the reason behind the cat's unseemingly disinterest of the world and I honestly find it so relatable. I end up loving this a lot.

My sincerest gratitude goes to Netgalley for granting me access this wonderfully cute book.

Thank you NetGalley and Publishers for the opportunity to read and review! This is certainly a book anyone can read, and although as the book progressed I could see hints of loneliness, depression or just simply the idea of just being and not doing anything being a prominent discussion point of this book I think it was rather simply showing the first steps into these feelings and how having someone with you whilst experiencing certain feelings helps, there was not much more to the book after. though I can imagine with a kid reading together with you perhaps its a great gateway to a discussion but otherwise there wasn't much more to the book.

The Cat Who Couldn't Be Bothered. We have all experienced this sensation where you don't want to do anything. Your friends or family will ask you if you want to hang out but you can't be bothered to get out of bed or leave the house. It's a great message for young children that it is okay to feel sad and what you can do if your friend is gloomy. A charming children's book with a great message.

This is a children’s picture book about a cat who wants to do nothing. He turns down all invitations, even one to become a cat-stronaut. Finally, one animal tries to dig a little deeper. What is found out?

This is a book that is, I think, about empathy. One message is that it can be better not to be alone. I am curious to learn more about readers’ reaction to the final page.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group for this title. All opinions are my own.

🐈‍⬛ It feels weird to say this is a cute book, because it is about a cat who is sad. The story and illustrations are presented in a way that makes everything a little bit funny, but you aren’t laughing AT the cat, but rather at how he is behaving. But then I come back to the fact that he is behaving the way he is because he is sad, and I feel bad about being amused by him.

🐈 But that is the lesson!! Young readers will learn that we all need to have empathy for others and to pay attention to cues that someone may be struggling with something. Therein lies the greatness of this book – kids will be amused by the cat’s laziness and refusal to play or participate with others. They may even get frustrated that the cat won’t engage. But then readers learn that the cat is sad and realize that maybe they shouldn’t have laughed, or perhaps they shouldn’t have been frustrated. Rather, they should have tried harder to understand what was going on and why the cat didn’t want to play.

🐈‍⬛ It’s a very simple book with a very big lesson.

Thank you @netgalley and Quarto Publishing Group – Frances Lincoln Children’s Books for an eARC of this book, which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.