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A review by kitsuneheart
Wonderful Alexander and the Catwings by Ursula K. Le Guin
5.0
So, if your kids like cats, yes, 100%, buy this series. If you can find them all in a bundle, all the better, but they shouldn't be all that hard to find on their own, either online or at local used bookstores. They were pretty popular in the 80s and 90s, and remain in print to this day, but they aren't always the most challenging books, so they do manage to leave homes pretty quick, as kids need more shelf space.
They're good picks for those who have blasted through all the "early" chapter books and want a bit more challenge. The words are sometimes difficult, such as "fledglings," "remarkable," and "disapproving," so there will be some challenge, but the stories themselves are charming enough that your cat-loving child won't mind.
Nearly every page features a full-color illustration of the cats and their adventures. While some dramatic things happen to the cats, including some injuries, there's never anything truly upsetting in the images. It's hard to tell the four original catwings apart, since they're all tabbies, but that never seems to really matter.
In this book, a neighbor farmyard kitten stumbles upon the catwing home, and is soon adopted in. He grows fond of the mute kitten, Jane, and helps her work through her emotional trauma and begin to talk again. Kind of a heavy book, and honestly not quite up to par with the first two books, but it's okay.
They're good picks for those who have blasted through all the "early" chapter books and want a bit more challenge. The words are sometimes difficult, such as "fledglings," "remarkable," and "disapproving," so there will be some challenge, but the stories themselves are charming enough that your cat-loving child won't mind.
Nearly every page features a full-color illustration of the cats and their adventures. While some dramatic things happen to the cats, including some injuries, there's never anything truly upsetting in the images. It's hard to tell the four original catwings apart, since they're all tabbies, but that never seems to really matter.
In this book, a neighbor farmyard kitten stumbles upon the catwing home, and is soon adopted in. He grows fond of the mute kitten, Jane, and helps her work through her emotional trauma and begin to talk again. Kind of a heavy book, and honestly not quite up to par with the first two books, but it's okay.