Books like Katie Loves the Kittens
By John Himmelman
For the kid who loves so hard and so loudly that it sometimes backfires, Katie's story feels like looking in a mirror. warm, funny, a little frantic, ultimately tender
An old man and his fine cat are so hot and bored they'll try anything — so when their neighbor Mrs. Teaberry suggests a sightseeing boat cruise, they climb aboard, only to run into trouble with her mischievous dog Zeke.
A boy who wants a dog sets out to count every dog in the neighborhood, going door to door to prove to his Grandma there aren't already enough.
A curious little penguin finds a lost pinecone in the snow and becomes fast friends, until Grandpa explains that pinecones belong in the warm forest, far from home.
An adopted dog named Cooper refuses to act like a dog — he'd rather drive the family car, go to the ballet, and travel than fetch or sit — so his new family has to adjust to his quirky ways.
A young bear named Lucy finds a boy in the woods and, against her mother's warning that children make terrible pets, brings him home to keep as her very own — naming him Squeaker.
Two children in the segregated South spot a sign for a 'colored water' fountain and imagine something magical and rainbow-bright — only to discover a far harder truth about the world around them.
A hug-loving mer-boy named Kai learns to ask before squishing his underwater friends, after his enthusiastic embrace startles a puffer fish into puffing up with fright.
Giant dinosaurs try their hand at dog ownership, from splashing through baths to tossing balls in the yard, learning patience and gentleness with their beloved pups along the way.
An old man and his cat finally have everything to make homemade soup, but their trusty stove breaks down, sending them next door to a kind neighbor's kitchen — and her over-eager dog Zeke.
A beloved dinosaur bakes cookies, helps old ladies cross the street, and plays with kids in town — while one boy, Reginald Von Hoobie-Doobie, insists she's scientifically extinct and shouldn't exist at all.
A man and his dog set out in a rowboat with lunch for three, only to get launched airborne when a playful whale surfaces right beneath them.
A gloomy fish swims through the ocean convinced his permanent pout is just who he is, spreading dreary wearies to his cheerful sea neighbors — until an unexpected friend shows him otherwise.
