Review: Blucy is one Crazy Cat!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 26, 2013
"Blucy: The Blue Cat" by Julia Dweck is about a housecat that happens to change colors to match its mood. Because 'blue' is a color the cat seemed to particularly prefer, and Lucy was the name her caretaker, Mandy, had christened her with, she just naturally came to be called 'Blucy'.Blucy did not like to eat at dinnertime, so she would run and hide, blending her color to match the background, and making her that much harder for Mandy to find. Mandy soon realized Blucy prefers food that is blue. She even would dive into her blue Jello and swim around with the fruit chunks.Blucy was a handful of mischief, playing with food, swimming in the pool, hiding in the flower beds, and drawing self-portraits on Mandy's bedroom wall. She pulled down the curtain rod, and tore up the clothes in the laundry basket. She even ripped the wrapping off some gifts that were hidden in the closet!One day Mandy filled a bowl with blueberries for Blucy to eat; Blucy loved them! Now Blucy doesn't run off or cause trouble like she used to do. She has learned to trust Mandy, as Mandy began to love Blucy more and more.This is a cute story, with lots of fun pictures children will enjoy seeing. The illustrations are done very well, and I think young children will enjoy every aspect of this story.