This book made my cat loving six year old cry real tears and laugh out loud. Any book that can evoke those emotions from a young reader gets five stars from me.

cute read except for the preface

This is one of those old books that pulls on your heart strings. If you're an animal lover, particularly cats, then you'll appreciate the sweetness of this unique book. It is a hidden gem, in that it has been largely forgotten over the many years since it's publication.

Đáng yêu quá đi xoxo Đọc cuốn này vì muốn có cuốn dừng chân nghỉ giữa hai cuốn nặng. Không ngờ là với chủ đề quá quen thuộc là mèo và trẻ con, hình thức cũng chẳng quá lạ, mà viết cưng ghê là cưng. Đọc cứ thấy vui vẻ í. Tất nhiên đoạn cuối thì cũng hơi buồn nhưng với một người mất mát nhiều thú cưng

Thanks to the Internet Archive for this 19th century text. While originally written for children, I'm afraid only adults would "get" some of the humour nowadays as it's too far removed from today's children, what with spring cleaning, soft soap in barrels, cradles etc. Not to mention Pussy as a name

Babasıyla teyzesinin yanına giden Helen, hem annesinden hem de kedisinden mektuplar alır. Sevgili kediciği Helen evde yokken başından geçenleri mektuplarında tek tek anlatır. Keyifli bir kitap. Üstelik çizimler de harika!

Nope. Never gonna happen. I will never be mature enough to read this without smirking and snickering and contributing the occasional "that's what HE said!".

In my defense:

"Helen, your Pussy has grown so old and so fat, she is no comfort to herself, and a great torment to everybody else. I think it w