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A review by gimchi
The Station Cat by Stephen Hogtun
1.0
i picked this one up from the library because CAT!!! my kid loves cats, the artwork on the front is luminous.
and while the artwork here is really lovely, and yes, my kid loves this book, i also... uhhh... hate it?
it feels overly contrived, i REALLY HATE that the cat has to "earn" it's way on the "train" (heaven?!) and the weird old white dude/conductor/god overtones.
earn your ticket during your short and brutal life by bringing joy to OTHERS. like, i get it, but just... no. i have to make up my own words to this when i read it to my child.
and while the artwork here is really lovely, and yes, my kid loves this book, i also... uhhh... hate it?
it feels overly contrived, i REALLY HATE that the cat has to "earn" it's way on the "train" (heaven?!) and the weird old white dude/conductor/god overtones.
earn your ticket during your short and brutal life by bringing joy to OTHERS. like, i get it, but just... no. i have to make up my own words to this when i read it to my child.