That Curious Thing

Name: That Curious Thing
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Chris Raschka
ISBN: 9780063395206

Author: Chris Raschka

Narrator: Jennifer Jill Araya

Unabridged: 7 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Michael di Capua Books

Published: 09/17/2024

Categories: Children's Fiction, Animal Stories, Action & Adventure Stories

Synopsis

A delightful middle grade adventure by two-time Caldecott Medal winner Chris Raschka about good, evil, and cats. When a twelve-year-old girl named Cleo and her cat, Muffin, become the newest members of PURR (Peace Urgently Requires Reasonableness), a secret society of cats fighting for peace, they aren’t exactly sure what they’re getting themselves into. Then, PURR discovers that KLAW (Cats Loving Awful Warfare), an evil secret society of cats, is planning to send dogs to space for ransom. PURR tasks Cleo to infiltrate KLAW as a secret spy so together they can stop them. It will take the intelligence, confidence, and tenacity of a feline to save the world from KLAW’s evil plans. Does Cleo have what it takes?

About Chris Raschka

Chris Raschka is the creator of many distinguished and award-winning books for children. He has received two Caldecott Medals—one for The Hello, Goodbye Window, written by Norton Juster, and one for his own A Ball for Daisy. He also received a Caldecott Honor for Yo! Yes? Chris Raschka was the US nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2012 and 2016 and has been awarded a New York Times Best Illustrated Book citation seven times. He lives in New York City with his family.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lissa on August 07, 2024

This book reminded me quite strongly of Neil Gaiman and Roald Dahl. With Cats! Definitely perfect for mid grade readers who enjoy the strange and whimsical. And while the art style wasn't quite my personal cup of tea, I believe it was suited to the story in an unfinished Adams family sort of way.......more

Goodreads review by Miss Melissa on January 23, 2025

One summer day Cleo chases her cat Mitten into an apartment in her building in New York City that already has five cats in it as well as Jane, an eccentric older lady. Cleo is shocked to find out that the cats can all talk and Jane is in charge of the Manhattan chapter of PURR, a super secret networ......more

Goodreads review by SOYAMRG on February 02, 2025

Goodreads review by Leonard on October 28, 2024

As in The Doorman’s Repose, Raschka writes as if it were several decades ago. Props to him, but times have changed, and today’s youth looking for something with spies and pets might opt for Blabey’s Cat on the Run or Daywalt’s They Call Me No Sam.......more

Goodreads review by LS on September 30, 2024

Of course the cats want to get rid of all the dogs and hold them for ransom. But there is a secret cat agency PURR that wants to stop it. Cleo becomes involved in helping them. Lots of fun. It lost a lot for me because of the ending.......more