This is a modern fantasy picture book for kindergarten to first grade. I was excited to read this book because I know this series is based on “Marley and Me”, which is one of my all-time favorite books. This was a cute story about Marley making friends with the new kittens. I liked how Marley’s character reflected the out of control dog from the original novel, and now I can see how Marley would make a great children’s book character. This was a simple and easy to read story for beginner readers could follow along just fine. The central message of this story is all about making friends. ( )