Daddy Tim says this is one of his favorite books. My first thought was "I can't believe he hasn't read it to me before!" It is about a beautiful orange kitty named Ginger (which is what a British human calls you if you have red hair according to Daddy Tim--I don't know what a British human is, but my two |
So then Daddy Tim read me the book, and I understood why he waited to read it to me. I had to be old enough to understand that he was showing me how Banjo felt when I came to live here.
So this is how Daddy Tim says Banjo felt when I came to live here (the day that picture of me at the top of today's book review was taken)...even though neither of us have a basket.
Ginger is so upset that the little girl human isn't doing anything about the kitten that he leaves (through one of those magical "cat flaps" ...lucky cat indeed!) The kitten misses Ginger. It plays with some flowers. It scratches on some furniture. The little girl human finds it drinking milk on the kitchen table...and she wonders where Ginger is.
She and the kitten go out into the rain and find Ginger sleeping under a bush.
They take Ginger back inside and the little girl gives him some special food (she gives the kitten it's own plate far away from Ginger). She tucks Ginger into his basket and finds a small box for the kitten. (I love boxes!) When the little girl human goes to check on the kitties, the basket is empty...but both kitties are squished into the little box. And now the kitties get along very nicely.
Well, Banjo and I get along pretty well...but I don't know if I would share a tiny box with him. I guess this book DID help me understand how he felt last year. I will try to be nicer to him and not eat his food when the daddies aren't looking. I rarely jump on his back any more.
I like this book quite a lot. Daddy Tim says there are two sequels, and I can't wait to find out what happens to Ginger and the kitten (who I hope gets a name). The illustrations are fantastic, I can tell that Charlotte Voake loves kitties and watches them. My favorite pictures are of the kitten climbing into the basket while Ginger looks offended...the one of the kitten playing with the flowers...and the two kitties in the box together.
We haven't had a box in a long time! And we need a basket.
I think little humans with the good sense to love kitties would like this book a lot. banjo would rate it a whole bag of treats if HE was recommending it.
Today's tip for Cat Children of Human People (CaCHuPs): Both my daddies read a lot--a LOT. That means they are not playing with me, petting me or taking me outside. However, reading humans generally make laps or butt-laps (if they are laying down). Take advantage of these times. It's a good time for a nap and a snuggle. Sometimes there are pettings involved (these are more rare with the butt-laps; humans aren't as bendy as kitties are). From what Daddy Tim says his other girl kitties Buffy and Bruegel were very fond of butt-laps...I will have to try them...maybe when it gets cold and white outside. Banjo thinks of the bed as his big basket...so when the Daddies are on it with him, I generally avoid it. Reading=laps. Remember!