Here Comes the Cat can also serve as a vehicle to help dispelling childhood fears. The parents of a more sophisticated reader might use the book to address issues of fear of the unknown, prejudice, peace and quick judgements. And a parent can see that adults who don't outgrow their child-built reasoning can have an effect on an international level. The power of this book seems to me that all these levels are so well-aligned that the book attains longevity and becomes a book for the entire family. The enchantment continues in the newest Asch-Vagin release, Dear Brother .
Children get two sibling stories for the price of one as they discover the story within the story.
The story commences with two squabbling contemporary mice brothers who by the story's end improve their relationship with the discovery a set of letters written by their forebearers. The core of the story is told through the letters of the older mice. One mouse moves from the country to the city and this sets up worry, then judgements and fear. All of these feelings are resolved as the mice experience their caring for each other and are led to a truer understanding of their brotherhood. Asch finds that the issue of brotherhood is deeply rooted in him and perhaps this explains why he gives neither literary or figurative brotherhood a cursory definition.