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A review by kitsuneheart
Catwings Return by Ursula K. Le Guin
5.0
So, if your kids like cats, yes, 100%, buy this series. If you can find them all in a bundle, all the better, but they shouldn't be all that hard to find on their own, either online or at local used bookstores. They were pretty popular in the 80s and 90s, and remain in print to this day, but they aren't always the most challenging books, so they do manage to leave homes pretty quick, as kids need more shelf space.
They're good picks for those who have blasted through all the "early" chapter books and want a bit more challenge. The words are sometimes difficult, such as "fledglings," "remarkable," and "disapproving," so there will be some challenge, but the stories themselves are charming enough that your cat-loving child won't mind.
Nearly every page features a full-color illustration of the cats and their adventures. While some dramatic things happen to the cats, including some injuries, there's never anything truly upsetting in the images. It's hard to tell the four original catwings apart, since they're all tabbies, but that never seems to really matter.
In this book, two of the catwings go to visit their mother, only to find that their old neighborhood is being torn down. They stumble across a black kitten with wings, who seems hostile and mute. They save her and reunite the kitten with their mother, but bring little Jane home to live with them on the farm.
They're good picks for those who have blasted through all the "early" chapter books and want a bit more challenge. The words are sometimes difficult, such as "fledglings," "remarkable," and "disapproving," so there will be some challenge, but the stories themselves are charming enough that your cat-loving child won't mind.
Nearly every page features a full-color illustration of the cats and their adventures. While some dramatic things happen to the cats, including some injuries, there's never anything truly upsetting in the images. It's hard to tell the four original catwings apart, since they're all tabbies, but that never seems to really matter.
In this book, two of the catwings go to visit their mother, only to find that their old neighborhood is being torn down. They stumble across a black kitten with wings, who seems hostile and mute. They save her and reunite the kitten with their mother, but bring little Jane home to live with them on the farm.