I'm definitely a cat lover...so when I saw the absolutely cute cover of this book, I knew I had to read it! Super Cats: True Stories of Felines that Made History is informative, colorful, and super fun to read!

Chock full of full-color photographs, this book not only tells stories of famous cats, but also gives a lot of history about cats, famous cat owners, brave cats and cats with unusual talents. Each page is colorful and has photographs of just about every sort of cat there is!

This book would be perfect for cat lovers of all ages. Even children who are too little to care about the stories will enjoy the pictures. The stories are varied, ranging from the evolution of cats to felines who have become internet sensations.

The back of the book includes a long list of other books for further reading on topics covered in each chapter in Super Cats. There is also a full index.

This book has the best cover I have seen in a long time, and I thoroughly enjoyed all of the great information and awesome pictures!

**I voluntarily read an advanced readers copy of this book from Annick Press via NetGalley. All opinions expressed are entirely my own.** ( )

This is a delightful middle grades non-fiction book about cats that starts in early history and ends with today. It tells how cats have been viewed throughout time and how they became domesticated. I learned a lot about the history and one surprising fact was that cats were considered evil so were disposed of in the middle ages. As cats were gone, the rat population increased and that was when the plague was on the rise. Once cats were reintroduced, the plague became almost non-existent. Cats were worshiped by the Egyptians and there were actually cat gods and statues. Japan believes in the lucky cat and loves them. They have many statues of waving cats. The reader will learn about the roles they played during war as well as on merchant ships. Cats as pets, cat cafes, cats as support animals and cats who provide company to the dying and their families are all explained. We meet famous pet owners, learn about cat beliefs and superstitions and find out about some famous cats in history.

There are so many asides as well as separate vignettes. The illustrations are a combination of photographs and created pictures. I learned a lot about cats from this book and know that this would be a great read for anyone who loves cats or wants to learn more about them. This is a good non-fiction book for reluctant readers as well as those who do not want to read fiction stories. The stories are written so they can be read easily and flow nicely. This is a wonderful book for any local or school library. It is a great companion book to "Top Dogs: Canines That Made History" also by Elizabeth MacLeod. The publisher generously provided me with a copy of this book via Netgalley. ( )