How to Be a Cat: A Board Book

In Nikki McClure's tender board book, a kitten practices the basics of feline behavior over the course of a day. A single word of text per spread teaches readers "how to be a cat" — how to stretch, clean, pounce, feast — while striking paper-cut illustrations show the kitten's attempts to imitate an adult cat's mastery of each skill.

At times triumphant, at times endearingly clumsy, the kitten's journey ranges from whimsical to quietly profound. As much a celebration of all things feline as it is a universal story of learning and growing up, How to Be a Cat captures the loving relationship between parent and child in the most charming way.