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Cats Are A Liquid

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Cats Are a Liquid
Written by Rebecca Donnelly
Illustrated by Misa Saburi
Henry Holt and Company, 2019. Picture book.

If you've ever owned a cat, or been around one, or even just looked at pictures of them on the internet, you know that cats are basically a liquid. Not really, of course. Technically speaking, they're solid matter. But they manage to wiggle their way into spaces and containers that really make you wonder if cats might have defied the laws of physics and are liquids after all.

Donnelly and Saburi present cats to us in all their different forms, both solid and liquid, cute and mischievous. We've got tabbies and calicoes, and solid-colored cats galore. The cats are sweet and colorful, and the text is simple and fun. This book displays the quirks that make us love cats so much, including their proclivity for doing exactly what they want to, despite our many protests. But we adore them anyway, no matter their form. 
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