There was a thrift store next door to the restaurant where the last meet-up was held -- paperbacks were 8/$1. I bought a lot, including this one. I signed up for a cat-themed book box, which this will fit perfectly. Will read it first, because it is a classic.

Adding this to -- what else -- MaryZee's Cat Book Box.

Classic, cute, and beautiful illustrations.
(Another kitty book that I kitty book binged from the cat book box while waiting for the next address, so I'll keep it as a traveling status since it'll continue still its journeys...) :)

I am selecting this from the cat book box.

Purrrr-fect!

It is more rhyming than poetry, kind of an early Dr. Suess or Shel Silverstein; funny rhymes that people can laugh about. And it is about cats, what could be better? I was charmed by the use of language, the creative rhyming and the cats themselves.

From "The Old Gumbie Cat"

But when the day's hustle and bustle is done,
Then the Gumbie Cat's work is but hardly begun
And when all the family's in bed and asleep,
She slips down the stairs to the basement to creep.
She is deeply concerned with the ways of the mice-
Their behavior's not good and their manners not nice;
So when she has got them lined up on the matting,
She teaches them music, crocheting and tatting."

My favorite poem in the book is "The Ad-dressing of Cats"
where he does some comparing of cats and dogs. Love it!

I'd call this a Happy Book.
I recommend it.

This is going into the Surprise Bookring to fulfill a wishlist request. This is a great little book!

Released in Surprise Bookring to Booklady 331.

Surprise! Surprise! Surprise! Thank you for really surprising me with this wish list book. I am sure it will be a fun read.

T. S. Eliot is talented. The book is easy to read. It has lovely illustrations.

Enjoy! For You're Such an Animal Release Challenge 2019