When the Silliest Cat Was Small

I love this book! It is just wonderful. The illustrations are so cute and imaginitive. I got this book for myself for my 48th birthday. I received the first book (My Cat, The Silliest Cat in the World) for Christmas a few years ago (at my request). They are definite keepers to me. Enjoyable, funny, sweet! Gilles illustrations are perfect. I love how he draws the "cat" and all the adventures. I just wish the books were longer.

I walked past the display this book was on for days before someone pointed it out to me. It is hilarious! The illustrations are wonderfully expressive. I think most kids will find humor in an elephant trying to act like a cat, which is sort of what the book is. Though clearly, the narrator is not the only who who labels his elephant as a 'cat'. Its just an accepted silliness of the world of the book. I think its great, its imaginative and fun and silly without being annoying. Its impish drawings are just a treasure. I will have to hunt down other books by this author.

Gilles Bachlelet's cat is unusual - actually, it's an elephant... thus begins the fun story of a playful elephant as viewed by an owner who tries to understand him. 'Kitty' is adapting to his new home in strange ways after being chosen from a litter of other brightly colored elephants: he makes a mess, hides from food, and treats a toy with disdain. This is one of the most creative, best picturebooks to cross our shelf in quite some time, and deserves a prime place in any library.