Book Reviews

MILLION OF CATS by Wanda Ga'g.

Millions of cats is a fun little fable about an elderly man who, at the request of his wife goes out to find a cat to keep them company. When he comes across a magical hill that contains pretty much every cat in the world and is unable to make up his mind about which one is the best, chaos ensues. A nice little book with gorgeous art that manages to make the death of trillions of cats seem like not such a big deal. My only complaint is that the iambic pentameter of the book changes from page to page so it's hard to know what rhythm to use when reading aloud.

The Moral of the Story: Make up your mind or cats will die!

LOVE YOU FOREVER by Robert Munsch

The kiddie equivalent of Cormac McCarthy's The Road.

The Moral of the Story: Your parents are going to die!








MISS RUMPHIUS by Barbara Cooney

This is one of those children's books I just don't get. It's about this lady who does stuff and then other stuff happens to her that was unrelated to the original stuff that she did. The book doesn't follow any narrative structure and feels like someone telling you the truncated and poorly explained story of their aunt's life. That said, the art is pretty and engaging and the story is realistic in the sense that life doesn't wrap itself up in a neat little package (I'm looking at you, Love You Forever).

The Moral of the Story: If you're a positive influence; other people will become positive influences. Through the planting of flowers.