Reviews

Mrs. McTats and Her Houseful of Cats by Joan Rankin, Alyssa Satin Capucilli

pixieparliament's review against another edition

lighthearted

4.0

Kids book that I bought for someone as a gift and read before passing it on

filemanager's review against another edition

5.0

My 5-year-old son brought this home from his school library, and he loved it so much he insisted we buy a copy!

erika_is_reading's review against another edition

3.0

Found it in an independent bookstore. I think it's sweet, but then again, I love cats. The more the better. DH gets tired of alphabet books, but this is more cleverly done than many. The bunny likes it; we read it regularly.

libraryrobin's review against another edition

2.0

The story is ok but the illustrations are ugly. For a truly great story about cats I'll stick with Wanda Gag's Millions of Cats.

lacyduckie's review against another edition

4.0

I have never had a book represent me more accurately.

pussreboots's review against another edition

4.0

Mrs. McTats reminds me of my grandmother who was always bringing home strays. Mrs. McTats, though, is collecting a new cat a day. She starts with her one cat and soon finds herself with 24 others. Each cat gets a name starting with another letter in the alphabet adding to the fun of the book.

What makes this story so charming, though, are the illustrations by Joan Rankin. They are charming water colors and each animal has a distinct personality. The illustrations compliment the fancy names Mrs. McTats gives her new pets.

But wait -- there are 26 letters in the alphabet! What about Z? Z is a dog.