The Unexpected Adventures of C.A.T.
Chaya simply ADORES cats. Especially her sweet Ollie. She just KNOWS he has a secret life when his humans are away. And she’s about to find out for sure...
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What the Book Is About
Jewish Content & Values
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What the Book Is About
Fourth-grader Chaya Ann Tober loves cats and really loves that her own initials happen to be C.A.T. While encouraging her super-finicky cat Ollie to try some new cat food, she surprises herself by eating a small nibble (“Did I really just do that?”) – but the biggest shock comes when she wakes at midnight and finds she’s turned into a cat! By morning Chaya is human again – could it be the cat food? Wild adventures with Ollie and the other neighborhood cats follow, and soon Chaya’s older brother Danny joins in the nighttime fun. Set in New York City, this fun, fast-paced tale with cheerful illustrations will entrance cat fans.
Jewish Content & Values
- Chaya attends a Jewish school, her older brother is studying for his bar mitzvah, and Chaya is proud to be named in her grandmother’s memory, an Ashkenazi Jewish tradition.
- Chaya’s family have Shabbat dinner, including candle-lighting, blessings, singing, and challah. On Saturdays, they go to synagogue and spend the day together, with no technology or writing.
- The family attends a klezmer concert together.
- Dad once worked on a kibbutz in Israel.
- Chaya says that feeding the neighbor’s cat while she’s away would be a mitzvah, a good deed.
Content Advisory
There’s an apartment fire one night, but everyone is safely evacuated.
What the Book Is About
What the Book Is About
Fourth-grader Chaya Ann Tober loves cats and really loves that her own initials happen to be C.A.T. While encouraging her super-finicky cat Ollie to try some new cat food, she surprises herself by eating a small nibble (“Did I really just do that?”) – but the biggest shock comes when she wakes at midnight and finds she’s turned into a cat! By morning Chaya is human again – could it be the cat food? Wild adventures with Ollie and the other neighborhood cats follow, and soon Chaya’s older brother Danny joins in the nighttime fun. Set in New York City, this fun, fast-paced tale with cheerful illustrations will entrance cat fans.
Jewish Content & Values
Jewish Content & Values
- Chaya attends a Jewish school, her older brother is studying for his bar mitzvah, and Chaya is proud to be named in her grandmother’s memory, an Ashkenazi Jewish tradition.
- Chaya’s family have Shabbat dinner, including candle-lighting, blessings, singing, and challah. On Saturdays, they go to synagogue and spend the day together, with no technology or writing.
- The family attends a klezmer concert together.
- Dad once worked on a kibbutz in Israel.
- Chaya says that feeding the neighbor’s cat while she’s away would be a mitzvah, a good deed.
Content Advisory
Content Advisory
There’s an apartment fire one night, but everyone is safely evacuated.
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