Lil Chase

This is a fun read for a Christmas library, especially if the family has a cat. Cats are known to wreak havoc with Christmas trees, and Jingles is no slouch. When the family goes to sleep, he climbs the tree, ruins the decorations and somehow, even opens the presents. When he is left home alone with the turkey settling on the counter, he is enticed by the smells. Once again, cats can jump and when the family returns home with grandma, the turkey is pretty well gone. When he disappears, the family is worried he ran away because he got in trouble. The family frantically search for their wayward kitten. A fun story, but I think this family needs to train this kitten better, or keep it corralled when they are not home. The back of the book has some fun activities to do based on things from the story. The children are typical kids, who love their pet, yet still get upset when it messes everything up. Cute black and white illustrations are scattered throughout the book. This book would be a good read aloud but younger readers (7 or 8) may be able to read it independently. The publisher generously provided me with a copy of this book via Netgalley.… (mehr)