A stray calico cat looking for shelter from the cold (“Scat, cat!”) ends up on a city bus. An elderly Asian man sits next to the cat and the two begin to bond (“Purrrrrrrrrr”). Before the man gets off the bus, the cat is wrapped in his scarf, asleep against his leg. After he exits the bus, one of the man’s gloves is left on the otherwise empty seat. But what about the cat? The man is shown from behind as he walks down the sidewalk, and there’s no sign of it. Or is there? The man isn’t wearing his scarf, and the small child who’d been seated behind them is watching him happily out the bus window. A turn of the page reveals all: The man arrives home and introduces a little girl to the scarf-bundled cat he’s holding. “Purrrrrrr-fect.” This eloquent, almost wordless story unfolds through wonderfully composed, striking, clean-lined illustrations. Opportunities to talk about visual literacy and compassion abound. (Ages 3–7)