This is a bit heavy handed but still very nice. Perhaps that is just Patricia Polacco’s style as she frequently makes me cry and here again I did cry.

I love Patricia Polacco! Such a good book representing cute characters, and in a well-rounded way. It also shares the importance of being kind to your neighbor:) ( )

A long-lasting friendship develops between Larnel, a young African-American, and Mrs. Katz, a lonely Jewish widow, when Larnel presents Mrs. Katz with a scrawny kitten without a tail.

This book is one of my favorites to read. It has many life lessons, including one lessons I personally relate to which is how family does not need to be blood related to be family. This lesson is important to teach people because you do not always know what peoples' families are like so you can always help someone and act like their family as well. This is a good book to read to young kids because the pictures are so enjoyable to look at. ( )

This book is so touching, and shoes that family doesn't have to be blood related, which I very much relate to. After her husband passed away, Mrs. Katz is all alone until her neighbor brings her a kitten she names Tush. Larnel and Mrs. Katz grow closer together as she teaches him all about her culture, and they find that their ancestors' histories are very similar. It's so sweet that Mrs. Katz becomes a part of his family as he grows up and becomes a father. ( )