Comet's Nine Lives
Jan Brett
Putnam
Fiction, YA Picture Book
**** (Good)
DESCRIPTION: Born and raised on Nantucket Island, the cat Comet was happy and carefree... until an ill-advised snack on foxgloves cost him the first of the nine lives all cats are born with. He decides it's time to find himself a permanent home, but can he find a place to live before he runs out of lives?
REVIEW: I bought this for the beautiful watercolor images, full of bright details and a subplot told almost entirely in pictures. The story is light and fun, and it reads quickly. Enjoyable all around, whether you're a child reading it for Comet's adventures or an adult appreciating Brett's remarkable artwork.
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