Author Sara Swan Miller gives equal time to felines in this clever follow-up to Three Stories You Can Read to Your Dog (Houghton Mifflin, 1995). "Why do cats sleep so much? Maybe they get bored,"Miller writes in the introduction. Her solution: "Invite your cat to come hear a story. Ask nicely. Cats hate being told what to do."The three brief stories are "The Rainy Day," "The Yummy Bug,"and "The Good Day"and each second-person narrative will make cats feel right at home in the story and children feel right at home with the humor, which is heightened by True Kelley's whimsical color illustrations. Children who live with cats will especially appreciate the author's and the artist's keen understanding of feline behavior. (Ages 5-7)

Why do cats sleep so much? Maybe they are bored. Maybe they cannot think of anything else to do. What if you had to sit inside all day? You might get bored too. You can do a nice thing for your cat - you can read these stories out loud. They are funny stories about things cats think about and things cats like to do, and they have lots of funny pictures. Invite your cat to come hear a story - but ask nicely! Cats hate being told what to do. Sara Swan Miller and True Kelley, author and artist of the highly popular Three Stories You Can Read to Your Dog, have joined forces to prove again that they know what will delight young readers and their pets.