The New Kitten

Description

From acclaimed author (and cat lover!) Joyce Carol Oates comes a charming, heartwarming picture book. As the only cat in her house, Cherie is accustomed to being showered with treats and affection. So when her family brings home a new kitten named Cleopatra, Cherie resents that she's no longer the center of attention-and she can't believe all the trouble that the kitten gets away with! Is one home big enough for two kitties Beautifully illustrated by Dave Mottram, this picture book will resonate for any reader who has-eventually!-found the joy in sharing the spotlight with a new family addition.

Joyce Carol Oates is a recipient of the National Book Critics Circle Lifetime Achievement Award, the National Book Award and the PEN / Malamud Award, and has been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Her books include We Were the Mulvaneys, Blonde, Carthage, A Book of American Martyrs and Hazards of Time Travel. She is Professor of Humanities at Princeton University.

"In rich tones, Mottram's digitally enhanced drawings play up the kitten's adorable saucer-green eyes." - Publishers Weekly