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A review by librariandest
The Cats of Roxville Station by Jean Craighead George
3.0
Here are my thoughts on this book:
1. It's a love story between a boy and a cat. And I mean like boy-meets-cat, boy-wants-cat, boy-gets-cat, boy-loses-cat, boy-gets-cat-back.
2. Most of it reads like the narration of a wildlife documentary. We learn all about the habits of cats, mice, owls, raccoons, deer, etc.
3. The cat illustrations aren't exactly bad, but they're not cute.
4. I enjoyed reading it, even though it felt overtly educational and the boy said ridiculous things no teenage boy I've met would ever say like, "Drat!" and "That cry was the male cat caterwauling for his female."
5. There was something so old-fashioned about this book (see the boy's quotes above), even though there were allusions to global warming and electric rail. Certainly some people will say this is boring and/or cheesy.
6. I would recommend this to young nature/cat lovers, but the reading level is fairly sophisticated for such an innocent cat book, so it's a tough call age-wise.
1. It's a love story between a boy and a cat. And I mean like boy-meets-cat, boy-wants-cat, boy-gets-cat, boy-loses-cat, boy-gets-cat-back.
2. Most of it reads like the narration of a wildlife documentary. We learn all about the habits of cats, mice, owls, raccoons, deer, etc.
3. The cat illustrations aren't exactly bad, but they're not cute.
4. I enjoyed reading it, even though it felt overtly educational and the boy said ridiculous things no teenage boy I've met would ever say like, "Drat!" and "That cry was the male cat caterwauling for his female."
5. There was something so old-fashioned about this book (see the boy's quotes above), even though there were allusions to global warming and electric rail. Certainly some people will say this is boring and/or cheesy.
6. I would recommend this to young nature/cat lovers, but the reading level is fairly sophisticated for such an innocent cat book, so it's a tough call age-wise.