Entries Tagged as 'Cats'

Bambino and Mr. Twain

April 10th, 2019 · No Comments · Books

BAMBINO AND MR. TWAIN by P.I. Maltbie is beautiful picture book about a journey through the grieving process, helped along by a sympathetic cat. It uses language and scenes that younger readers will find accessible and even relatable. With gorgeous collage-influenced pictures by Daniel Miyares, the moody, rich tones of the beginning of the story slowly […]

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The Secret Life of Pets (2016)

October 7th, 2016 · No Comments · Movies

Review By JENNIFER KALI We were excited to see this movie as a family. We’re dog people and happen to have a pug a lot like the character Mel (voiced by Bobby Moynihan) in the movie. We saw it on vacation at an awesome drive-in theater in Burlington, VT, which just enhanced our movie watching […]

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Here Comes Valentine Cat

January 25th, 2016 · No Comments · Books

Review By JENNIFER KALI Here Comes Valentine Cat is a grumpy cat book in the same vein as the Bad Kitty series, which is a series my six-year-old loves, though this book seems aimed at a bit younger demographic. Cat doesn’t like Valentine’s Day. Too mushy. Also, Cat doesn’t like the dog that lives on the other […]

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How to Be a Cat

January 14th, 2014 · 3 Comments · Books

Review By JENNIFER GANNETT Small Kitten learns the tricks of the cat trade and we are along for the ride in Nikki McClure’s How to Be a Cat (Amazon affiliate link). Spare in its prose but unskimping on detailed illustrations, this story is a delight for young cat friends as we see Small Kitten (and Big […]

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