So, the book: this is about a little girl who has a boy cat. She wonders what her cat would say if he could talk to her. First she thinks he would tell her why she hides from the basset hound
The girl imagines other stories her cat would tell about chasing bats through the sky and finding ginormous fish on the beach...and then traveling the world.
This girl imagines her kitty going to Italy and Holland and Greece and Spain. Daddy Tim tells me all these places are really far away...farther than the Vet! So these are all just imaginings. I can tell this little girl what her cat will tell her when he can talk: "Stop imagining me wearing clothes." And "Take this scarf off my neck." And "Put those thumbs to use and bring me tuna." And probably "Stop stalking me when I'm trying to take a nap."
I do think little humans who love their cats (or just like kitties in general) will like this book. Daddy Tim says it would be good for big humans who want to talk to their little humans about different countries.
The illustrations are pretty foolish...but Daddy Tim says they are paintings and collages...I don't know what that means, but the kitty looks pretty happy (despite the scarf in the real scenes and the clothes in the girl's imagination).
Today's tip for Cat Children of Human People (CaCHuPs): When your human locks you in a room, it's important to pretend you desperately need to get out even if there is a nice warm sunbeam calling your name from the floor or the bed. Scratching at the door is good. Pitiful meowls are always good. Paws under the door will make them laugh and feel bad about locking you up. After making a commotion...when you're sure they are gone, it's fine to have a nap in that sunbeam. If they feel bad about locking you up, it will happen less often...so even if you don't really mind, make em think you do!