Catwings, Ursula K. Le Guin
Catwings, Ursula K. Le Guin
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Catwings

Author: Ursula K. Le Guin

Narrator: Ursula K. Le Guin

Unabridged: 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 11/25/2011

Synopsis

Le Guin wrote this highly acclaimed novel about a very special litter of kittens. Mrs. Jane Tabby has always longed to get away from the cramped alleys of the city. She knows it is too late for her, but she thinks her longing may be the reason her litter of kittens was born with wings. When they are old enough to fly, she sends the four kittens, who become known as catwings, out into the world to find their home. But they find that danger does not lurk only in city alleyways. "... a small gem of a book ..."-Publishers Weekly

About Ursula K. Le Guin

Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-2018) was an American author of novels, children's books, and short stories, mainly in the genres of fantasy and science fiction. She has also written poetry and essays. First published in the 1960s, her work has often depicted futuristic or imaginary alternative worlds in politics, the natural environment, gender, religion, sexuality, and ethnography.

Ursula has influenced such Booker Prize winners and other writers as Salman Rushdie and David Mitchell-and notable science fiction and fantasy writers including Neil Gaiman and Iain Banks. She has won the Hugo Award, Nebula Award, Locus Award, and World Fantasy Award, each more than once. In 2014, she was awarded the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. She has resided in Portland, Oregon since 1959.

Reviews

Goodreads review by oyshik

Catwings by Ursula K. Le Guin A sweet short book for juvenile readers about a litter of flying kittens. The author told the story as if cats with wings are the most natural thing one would expect. A pleasant story. It's short enough to keep the attention of very small children and has a happy ending......more

Goodreads review by s.penkevich

THEY ARE CATS THEY HAVE WINGS THIS IS DELIGHTFUL! Fly my pretty kitties, fly! But for real, everything Ursula K Le Guin touched was gold, like Midas asking Dionysus for the gift of being an awesome author instead. Aimed at children, this is a bit of a slight story but it just comes alive with such......more

Goodreads review by Robin

I read this aloud to my six year old grand daughter. I don't think it's a spoiler to say it's about a litter of kittens born with wings. Danica's reaction to the book was, "I really want to be in that book." And she played 'flying kitten' all day, collecting feathers from my moulting chickens and zoo......more

Goodreads review by Hannah

Catwings is a heartwarming coming-of-age, but contemporary issues and symbolism simmer beneath the surface for those willing to paw their way to greater meaning. In just forty-eight pages, Le Guin's memorable tale of four winged-kittens explores marginalized communities, race, and compassion. Mrs.......more

Goodreads review by J.L.

I'd read the Earthsea Series (and a few other of Le Guin's books) in high school, but Catwings wasn't on my radar. Le Guin creates a sense of wonder here; there is something very simplistic and charming about this short tale of a litter of kittens born with wings. What's a mother to do? How do other......more

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