Joseph and Chico: The Life of Pope Benedict XVI as Told By a Cat

Joseph and Chico: The Life of Pope Benedict XVI as Told By a Cat
by Jeanne Perego

Joseph and Chico: The Life of Pope Benedict XVI as Told By a Cat
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Author: Jeanne Perego
Illustrator: Donata Dal Molin Casagrande
Introduction: Georg Ganswein
Edition: Hardcover
Published: 2008-03
ISBN: 1586172522
Number of pages: 44
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Publisher: Ignatius Press

Book Reviews of Joseph and Chico: The Life of Pope Benedict XVI as Told By a Cat

Book Review: Joseph & Chico
Summary: 3 Stars

I thought this book had loads of potential. The illustrations are wonderful, the theme terrific, but its a bit wordy for the young audience I read it to.

Summary of Joseph and Chico: The Life of Pope Benedict XVI as Told By a Cat

In this beautifully illustrated book for children, Chico the cat describes the life of his "best friend", Pope Benedict, in this authorised biography of the Pope for young people approved by the Vatican.

"Dear Children, here you will find a biography that is different than others because it is told by a cat and it is not every day a cat can consider the Holy Father his friend and sit down to write his life story," the Pope's personal secretary, Monsignor Georg Ganswein, says in the foreword.

The Pope is known for his fondness of animals, especially cats, and Joseph and Chico is narrated by Chico, a real cat who took up with the Pope in his native Germany long before he became the Pope. Chico tells the story of the life of "my best friend" from his birth in Germany in 1927, through his days as a young man, priest, bishop and cardinal.

With a colorful and sometimes amusing language, the author makes this funny cat tell us about the life of the young Joseph all the way up to his election as Pontiff on April 19, 2005. It recounts the Nazi era in Germany when the Pope was a teenager, calling the war years "one of the most dramatic and shameful times in the history of man". Later when he became Cardinal Ratzinger, Chico recounts how each time when the Cardinal returned to Germany from Rome for a vacation, the cat would run into his house and sit on his lap as he played the piano.

The lavish color illustrations throughout make this a wonderful gift book and a cherished keepsake for people of all ages!

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