Cat Books for Kids
Some cats knock everything off the counter, some steal a stray sock and stash it under the bed, and your kid already knows exactly which one their own cat is. These books cover the whole range, from a giant striped troublemaker in a hat to a small kitten convinced the moon is another cat.
A rainy afternoon turns into total chaos the second that hat comes through the door. The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss makes boredom feel like the real emergency.
A laid-back cat struts down the street in brand-new white shoes, stepping in strawberries, blueberries, and other messes that change their color again and again — but he never stops singing.
Slinky Malinki by Lynley Dodd turns a nighttime house cat into a sneaky little burglar, then makes him own up to it come morning.
During the Syrian Civil War, an ambulance driver stays behind in Aleppo when his neighbors flee, and finds himself feeding and comforting the many cats they left behind.
A kitten spots the full moon and mistakes it for a bowl of milk, then sets off on a quest to reach it — a night that leaves her tired, wet, and hungry.
A lonely old man sets out to find one pretty cat but can't choose among the millions, billions, and trillions he finds on a hillside — so he brings them all home.
Keep Cat Heaven by Cynthia Rylant in your pocket for the day a family cat dies. It's gentle about where cats go, not dramatic about it.
A curious cat named Cookie gets into a different scrape every day of the week, from Monday to Sunday, causing small chaos around the house at every turn.
Three kittens are scrubbed, buttoned, and dressed in their best clothes for company, then sent out to the garden to stay clean while their mother prepares for visitors.
A forgetful house cat keeps muddling up her days — until a stranger sneaks into the family kitchen one night, and Mog's confusion turns out to matter more than anyone expected.
A mischievous family cat dodges bath time by scrambling Dad's chore list, so the family ends up mowing the floor, vacuuming the lawn, and mopping the baby instead of doing what they meant to.
An elderly man sets out to paint his porch pink with his cat Tabby by his side, but a scampering squirrel and his neighbor's dog Zeke turn the simple chore into chaos.
Two kittens named Brush and Hush mix every color there is, so The Color Kittens by Margaret Wise Brown doubles as a first lesson in where green comes from.
A cat gets a cupcake and asks for sprinkles to go with it, setting off a chain of requests and small messes that just keeps looping back on itself.
A Siamese kitten with an overactive imagination transforms into El Skippito, a mask-and-cape sword-fighter, ready to take on banditos and a bad bumble-beeto to save the day.
