omg, so cute. ( )

Phyllis Root's Scrawny Cat book was illustrated just like all of the other books I read by her. Instead of being in a monotone text the entire book, the emotion and feelings were well represented through the text style Phyllis Root used. The descriptive words really let us better understand how upset the cat was in the book and then how happy he got when he got his happy ending. Just like all of her other books, Scrawny Cat also had a happy ending and the solution was exactly what the cat hoped happened. ( )

29 months - we always enjoy a good cat story and this one starts out sad and ends with two lonesome strangers finding each other. Beautiful illustrations as well. ( )

Effective use of rule of three. Varied sentence length. Good book. ( )

Hungry, cold, and in desperate need of a friend, Scrawny Cat - who once belonged to someone who fed him, held him, and let him lick her chin - wanders through his small seaside village, shouted at by the shopkeepers, and chased by dogs. Finally, exhausted and alone, he takes shelter in a small dinghy during a rain storm, and awakens to find himself adrift. When he comes ashore again, he finds himself on a small island, and encounters a woman who seems friendly. But can he trust her...?

This tale of a little lost kitty who knew that "Get Out of Here!" wasn't his name, even though that was all that people ever called him, had me in hopeless sniffles this morning on my train-ride, as I was reading it. I'm a sucker for this kind of story - abandoned or lost animal finds a family and a home - in general, and Phyllis Root's narrative here is particularly well done. When combined with Alison Friend's expressive gouache artwork, it was very poignant indeed. Recommended to all young cat lovers, particularly those who appreciate rather melancholy stories with happy endings. ( )