118. Be More Cat

118. [Board book] Be More Cat. Seb Davey. 2024. 24 pages. [Source: Library] [3 stars] 

First sentence: Be more cat and play outside. Feel the sunshine on your face! Be more cat and watch the world go by. Stop and go with the slow! Be more cat and stretch. Stretch your body and your smile!

Premise/plot: Would you be happier by being more cat? Maybe. Maybe not. This board book for the youngest cat lovers encourages little ones to be more cat. (Warning there are TOE beans). Some spreads are more actual cat-like than others. Some cats are just stand-ins for humans, obviously. The book is fairly generic in its pawsitive advice.

My thoughts: The illustrations are adorable. I love, love, love, love, love cats. That being said, the text is fairly cheesy. (Perhaps just as a cat would have it.) If I didn't love cats so much, this one might be too cheeseful to recommend. It is generic advice for good vibes.

 

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