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A review by hollowspine
Highway Cats by Janet Taylor Lisle
4.0
The story of a bunch of rough and crude highway cats, turned from spitting and hissing loners into a community of hope by the strange arrival of three kittens.
One night on the highway while waiting for their next meal to be tossed from a moving vehicle the highway cats witness a new arrival. A man in a truck screeches to a halt nearby and drops of a cardboard box containing three kittens.
The kittens have a rough time of it at first. They are caged at Kahlia Koo's rat farm and used by Koo and her partner Jolly Roger as pillows. However, Kahlia notices that the other highway cats start acting more civilized around the kittens and she too notices her heart melting at their antics.
More danger lurks for the kittens and the highway cats however. The mayor of the city has decided that the small scrub forest they inhabit would be the perfect place for a new road. The kittens however give the highway cats hope and the courage to defend their home.
The story was very sad and hopeful by turns and I found myself utterly engrossed in this children's book. I thought that the message is something everyone would benefit from reading. And it really gives you pause to think when driving down highways and noticing the wildlife that seems to live right up to the road.
One night on the highway while waiting for their next meal to be tossed from a moving vehicle the highway cats witness a new arrival. A man in a truck screeches to a halt nearby and drops of a cardboard box containing three kittens.
The kittens have a rough time of it at first. They are caged at Kahlia Koo's rat farm and used by Koo and her partner Jolly Roger as pillows. However, Kahlia notices that the other highway cats start acting more civilized around the kittens and she too notices her heart melting at their antics.
More danger lurks for the kittens and the highway cats however. The mayor of the city has decided that the small scrub forest they inhabit would be the perfect place for a new road. The kittens however give the highway cats hope and the courage to defend their home.
The story was very sad and hopeful by turns and I found myself utterly engrossed in this children's book. I thought that the message is something everyone would benefit from reading. And it really gives you pause to think when driving down highways and noticing the wildlife that seems to live right up to the road.