Titanicat

My six year old is so interested in learning everything he can about the Titanic. Given that he is six we try to limit what he sees. This is a fabulous book that was informative and fun for our whole family. As he said, "Now I know the whole story!"

Written by veteran journalist and award-winning author Marty Crisp, and illustrated by Robert Papp (whose awards include one sponsored by Cat Writers Association!), Titanicat is a beautiful children's picturebook based on the true story of the ship's cat of the doomed Titanic. A young man named Jim befriends the ship's cat and her litter of kittens; when Jim observes the cat acting strangely, and carrying her kittens off of the Titanic just before its departure, he must make a split-second decision whether to stay on board or bring her the last kitten of her litter. Disturbed by the ill portent of her distress, he leaves the ship at the last second and adopts the cat family - only to learn much later how narrowly he escaped drowning at sea. An author's note at the end tells of the true events that inspired the story - when the Titanic ship's cat got off in Southampton, taking her kittens with her, a superstitious young sailor followed. The soft, realistic color illustrations bring the heartwarming tale to life; cat lovers of all ages are sure to love Titanicat for its superior quality artwork.