April's Kittens

I am trying to put this book in context to history. This was at the beginnings of WWII. I would think people weren't worried about reading much during this time, probably not buying books, so it's amazing they had books during these years. It is set up as a full page of text and a page of illustrati......more

April lives in a small apartment with her mother, father and cat called Sheba. Father doesn't want Sheba to have kittens but irresponsibly does nothing to prevent this. When Sheba has kittens he says they must go. April is heartbroken about this, she watches the kittens go one by one. Luckily a chan......more

This is less a traditional picture book and more of an illustrated story. It’s a well-written and charming story, and it has an ending that is delightful. The end really won me over. The illustrations of the cats are good. I didn’t completely fall in love with them, but I liked them a lot. There was a......more