In this delightful book of comic vignettes, readers get to know Cath and her dad as they navigate being the caretakers of their fluffy, exuberant kitty, Sushi. From outdoor adventures to cat-food dilemmas, as well as the dreaded trip to the veterinarian, Sushi experiences it all, along with a lot of love and snuggles from his humans. All the short one-page stories fit in the bigger picture of their life together, but each page is its own singular joke. The artwork is cute and charming with precise line drawings punctuated by bright pops of color throughout. Sometimes readers get to see the inner workings of Sushi's mind, but most of the time, Cath or her dad are narrating the traditionally paneled pages. This cute and easy-to-pick-up story will delight anyone who gets a kick out of cats and their hilarious antics. A fun romp through the daily life of Sushi the cat and the humans who love him.

Gr 35 With this collection of page-long vignettes, Cazenove chronicles the daily adventures of a young girl named Cat, her dad, and Sushi, their spry orange tabby. The author mines humor from the mundanein one scene, no matter how many times Sushi goes through his cat door, he can't seem to get back inside (the final panel reveals that the door to the house is open, with Cat's dad giggling at the confused feline). Sushi's constant scratching of everything from furniture to the wallpaper provides another running gag; on one page, based on all the claw marks, the mailman assumes that Cat and her father own multiple cats. A muted palette pleasingly complements the silly if somewhat uninspired narrative. With action lines aplenty, Cazenove's energetic drawings flow into one another without any hard borders, encouraging readers to plow through this fluffy book stuffed with every manner of cat clichés, feline puns, and kitty jokes, though the text may be a little small for some readers. All characters appear to be white, except for one cutaway gag that depicts an Asian character located "in a distant land," who wears wooden sandals and is accompanied by a yin-yang symbol, a lucky cat statue, and a Buddha statue. This unfortunate and unnecessary mash-up of Chinese and Japanese culture does a disservice to this otherwise enjoyable work. VERDICT A quick read for cat lovers, though Georgia Dunn's "Breaking Cat News Adventures" books are a much richer take on the hilarious absurdities of cat ownership.Amy M. Laughlin, Ferguson Library, Stamford, CT