Merry Mittens: A Moontime Cats Christmas Story by Charlie Mylie, Jordan Morris
Published by Candlewick ISBN: 1536239666
Genres: Animals, Holiday, Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / General
Format: Picture Book Fiction
Source: MSL Book Review
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Cat friends Carl, Biscuit, and Peewee meet up to make some mischief. They’re sidetracked by a paw-print trail leading to a little thief’s stash of stolen trinkets, tinsel, and a star swiped from a Christmas tree where they know where to return them. What’s new is a meow they hear coming out of a box, and they find a new kitten friend.

The best part of the book are the cat illustrations, with an especially appealing front cover. Mylie uses colored pencils and watercolors to create luminous cats on a black-background. However the story was rather flat and confusing at times. It is a secular story for the holidays if that is important for your library.

Barb Rehmeyer, Liberty Library