Cats
This page will be devilishly difficult to keep up with, since there are so many books about cats being published. I won’t be able to include all the cat books we stock, but I will try to post the new, the recent, and the essential as they tumble in and find perches around the store. This is merely a beginning.
The Blue Cat of Castle Town
The Blue Cat of Castle Town
"An imaginative, poetic, and often amusing story, written with great skill." — Kirkus Reviews
Once in a blue moon, a blue kitten is born. And that little cat knows how to hear the song of the river — the ancient song of creation, as old as the world itself. Occasionally there have been men and women who were born knowing the song, but mortals cannot teach it to each other. Only a blue cat can do that, one who sings and believes in the song.
This is the story of the blue cat sent by the river to restore the days of Bright Enchantment, when there was beauty and peace and contentment in people's hearts. But now a dark spell is enveloping Castle Town, brewing an obsession with gold and possessions. The river's song declares that riches and power will fade, while the beauty of handmade crafts endures, and the blue cat must find a mortal who will not only listen to the song but also sing it. Inspired by the real-life artistry of 19th-century Vermont crafters, this charmingly illustrated 1950 Newbery Honor winner continues to captivate young dreamers.
Reprint of the Countryman Press, Woodstock, Vermont, 1974 edition.