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aitanavec's review against another edition
2.0
2,5
Una historia entretenida para cualquier fan de los gatetes. Pero por qué tienen que ser los malos mis pobres gatos negros.
Una historia entretenida para cualquier fan de los gatetes. Pero por qué tienen que ser los malos mis pobres gatos negros.
annars's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
hsquared's review
4.0
Baguette, the ginger house cat, is in love with a beautiful stray named Purriana, but living on the twelfth floor of the Petrov family’s Moscow apartment building makes courtship rather difficult. Fortunately, the Petrov’s dog, Bonehead, is willing to deliver notes of love and poetry, so it isn’t long before the lovely Purriana has agreed to become Baguette’s wife. There’s just the matter of the ancient feline tradition of a heroic feat, and Purriana has a doozey of a request: she wants Baguette to travel to the city of Catlantis and return with one of the Catlantic flowers whose scent grants nine lives to cats. As a descendant of one of the original Catlantis cats, Baguette has the ability to time travel, but complications arise when the black cat Noir (who’s also in love with Purriana) uses his black magic talents to prevent Baguette from succeeding. Baguette’s benevolent tolerance of humans and his dog friend is reminiscent of other literary cats (and more than a few real ones), and the nasty Noir would feel at home with Rotten Ralph. Stabrobinets’ quirky and fanciful story is full of puns and word play, sure to tickle the fancy of any cat aficionado.
*Review copy from Children's Literature
*Review copy from Children's Literature
amandaquotidianbooks's review
4.0
This was a really well done children's adventure book. I liked the characters and cat mythology. Theres also a bit of history thrown in because of the cat time travel. There's some questionable cat racism, but a lot of the cats in here were puritanical, so many of their decisions were troubling, not just the black cats'. There's a lot that can be discussed in this, which will make it a lovely book to read with older kids.
8little_paws's review
4.0
This translated middle grade book about a cat who needs to go on an epic quest to marry his cat love is absolutely bananas and quite charming!
melmar's review against another edition
3.0
This is a cute children's story. Baguette a ginger cat descendant from the original Catlanteans must retrieve a magical flower to ensure cats can have nine lives again and in the process be allowed to marry his sweetheart. It was a fun read and pretty adorable.
likejennybutwithad's review against another edition
4.0
MMD Reading Challenge - A Book in translation
What a charming book, full of cat puns!
What a charming book, full of cat puns!
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