Burlington Public Library

Follows the struggles of two youngsters who, when revisited by the mischievous Cat, are subjected to an army of Little Cats and an ever-spreading pink mess.

These playful verses by a celebrated poet have delighted readers and cat lovers around the world ever since they were gathered for publication in 1939. As Valerie Eliot has pointed out, there are a number of references to cats in T. S. Eliot's work, but it was to his godchildren, particularly Tom Faber and Alison Tandy, in the 1930s, that he first revealed himself as "Old Possum" and for whom he composed his poems.

Cats sleep on tables, chairs, sofas, in closets, in shoeboxes - all around the house.

Arabelle Witch moves into a witches' retirement home with her cat Izzy, who can't seem to keep from being underfoot, until he gathers some scraps of the old witches' magic and casts a spell of his own.

A story in concrete poetry in which a dog slips out of his house and meets a white cat left alone on the street. Together their adventure begins.

New and old poems by Karla Kuskin, john ciardi, and other describe cats hunting, washing, sleeping, and playing.