Adopt-A-Cat, Part I

June is finally here, and there's no better time of year for pool parties, popsicles, and pussycats.  Yes, June is "Adopt-A-Cat" month, perfectly timed with the overpopulation of springtime kittens (but don't forget - the older kitties need homes, too).  If you can't commit to a cat at the moment (or in my case, ANOTHER cat), consider dropping by your local animal shelter and asking for their "wish list."  Providing cat food, kitty litter, and other specific items needed by the shelter is always hugely appreciated.

At home, you and your child can curl up with a cat on your lap (real or imaginary) and read one of these books!

For the Young'ns

There are Cats in this Book by Viviane Schwartz- Cats.  Flaps.  String.  Too much temptation!  And a lot of fun.

Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes- Poor Kitten wants that big bowl of milk in the sky, but your very intelligent kiddo will know better.  

If You Give a Cat a Cupcake by Laura Numeroff - Another "If You Give..." book, continuing the theme of a toddleresque cat whose attention span is thislong.  

For the 'Tweens

Warriors series by Erin Hunter - Kitty clans and a prophecy.  It's Harry Potter for the spay and neuter set.  

Lion Boy by Zizou Corder - A boy who can speak to cats befriends a pride of lions on a floating circus.  

Coraline by Neil Gaiman - Ok, it's not really a book about cats and is probably the creepiest kid book of all time, but the cat character is sort of the Johnny Depp of the cat world, therefore making him unbelievably cool.  "Cats don't have names...Now, you people have names.  That's because you don't know who you are.  We know who we are, so we don't have names." Hiss!  

These are a few of my favorites - what are yours?