Customer Reviews

Cat Dreams

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I got the book partly because my wife and I have read much of Ursula K. Le Guin's fiction and partly because the cat on the cover resembles our cat. The story is cute -- and for all I know this might be what our cat dreams while curled up in a similar pose -- and the illustrations are gorgeous. Purrrfect for cat people of all ages.

Absolutely BEAUTIFUL book. The artwork is simply breathtaking, most other children's books pale in comparison. A special book to share with a child and each page has so much to look at. Love how the page is completely filled up - no white space.

...if you like cats, this will book put a smile on your face. No mere human knows what goes on in feline dreams, but Le Guin and Schindler have made some pretty good guesses here. Words, illustrations, and design all come together in a final package that's both clever and pleasing to the eye. I don't use words like "cute" and "charming" very often, but they seem made to describe this book. A perfect gift for the cat lover in your life.

My 3 year old daughter checks out this book from the library regularly. She loves it so much she has it memorized.

This very restful picture book has a sweetness quotient and the illustrations are very nice but it joins a plethora of other sweet books about cats, and does not present any particular drama to spark an interest in this cat. "It's fun to run. I love to leap. But now I think I'll go to sleep." Then the cat dreams about wonderful experiences. Watercolor, gouache and colored inks present a lively cat that even rests "in a blue jay's nest and all the birdies will sing to me". The inside cover pages are dreamy fuzzy images of a cat in different poses. The cover presents a lovely image of a handsome cat, even providing some texture to its fur. Judy Waite's wonderful book, "Mouse, look out!" (Dutton, 1998) is much more interesting to read, and works well for story time.

might appear to be a child's book,
and it can be, but there are deeper
meanings, as with all of her works.