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Written by Andrew Larsen
Illustrated by Udayana Lugo
Victoria, British Columbia: Orca Book Publishers, 2023. Picture Book.

In this playfully illustrated picture book, a group of neighbors come together to help their much-loved apartment cat when his outside adventure goes awry. --Publisher

By Isabella Kung 
New York: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2022. Picture Book.

Queen NoFuzzball loves being the ruler of her queendom. Her subjects adore her. But a new kitten has arrived to her home! Could this new subject be a threat to her throne? --Publisher
By Jeff Mack
New York : Holiday House, 2023. Picture Book.

Three kittens speculate on what might be in a wrapped gift before them: a harmless cake, or an array of increasingly vicious predators. --Publisher
Written by Maria Gianferrari
Illustrated by Pete Oswald
New York: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2023. Picture Book.

A child and their feline friend spend time wandering, exploring and discovering all day long, until the imaginative cliffhanger ending brings something surprising and wondrous. --Publisher
By Karen Obuhanych
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2023. Picture Book.

This picture book catches rascally kittens being their adorable (and mischievous!) selves from morning to nap to night. --Publisher
By Hannah E. Harrison
New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 2022. Picture Book.

Pampered, nap-loving kitty Poopsie makes her way through a jungle after a pushy narrator pressures her toward adventure. --Publisher
Written by Roseanne Thong
Illustrated by Ebony Glenn
New York: Viking, 2022. Picture Book.

A rollicking rhyme that celebrates the playful and mischievous similarities between cats and toddlers! --Publisher

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