Review: A few problems with Katy the One-Eyed Cat
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 24, 2014
Rating Katy the One-Eyed Cat four stars pains me as the story is quite good, but it does have a few problems when it comes to a children's story. Parents (or an adult) will need to explain some of the British terms used in the book. Also, parents (or an adult) will need to explain why it is never recommended to scoop up an unknown cat after having any confrontation. For that matter scooping up any stray cat is not recommended unless a trained adult does this. Granted the story does show an adult named Arthur carrying Katy, the one-eyed cat, but the author should have mentioned how adults need to pick up stray cats.As to the story:  Author Tony Dunne does a fine job telling why it is best to adopt an older cat from the animal shelter. Reading that made my heart so happy as I know of many older adoptable cats left homeless as most people want kittens. Personally, I adopted a Torbie named, Lucy, literally hours before she was to be "put down" at our animal shelter. Lucy was about three-years-old when we adopted her and she lived until she was almost 16-years-old in our home.I loved the story and the message about adopting older cats from the shelter.Recommend.MR