The Secret Life of Walter Kitty
by Barbara Jean Hicks
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Author: Barbara Jean HicksIllustrator: Dan Santat
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-04-10
ISBN: 0375831967
Number of pages: 40
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
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Book Review: The Secret Life of Walter Kitty by Barbara Jean Hicks
Summary: 5 Stars
Walter Kitty does have a secret life, but he can come around to be a normal loving and loved cat in the end. It is a fun twist of the Walter Mitty story about a cat who thinks his name is Fang and the humans around him should treat him with more respect. There is a lot of humor and the illustrations do the text great justice. They are vibrant and really cool in general. This is a fun book for children aged 4-8 even without knowing about Walter Mitty.
Summary of The Secret Life of Walter Kitty
Walter Kitty is no ordinary housecat. He's Fang?a swashbuckling protector of the high seas, a tiger waiting to pounce on unsuspecting prey, and a caped superhero ready to save the day. But do his "people," Mr. and Mrs. Biddle, acknowledge his greatness? Not even!So once in a good long while, Walter will answer to Wally or Kitten or even Snookums, but most of the time . . . he's Fang!With a hilarious text by Barbara Jean Hicks and fabulously fun illustrations by Dan Santat, Walter Kitty is one cat readers will not soon forget!Once in a very great long while Fang, swashbuckling hero of many of his own dreams, answers to the name of Snookums, but only if there's some kibble or catnip in it for him. Whenever Fang (A.K.A. Walter Kitty) gets tired of helping his People with household chores (sweeping curio shelves with his reckless tail, doing the dishes with his tongue), he feels a nap coming on. And just like that, Walter Kitty is transformed into a superhero, an intrepid explorer, a fierce hunter.
Readers of all ages, especially those who share a household with a cat, will giggle at Barbara Jean Hicks's cat?s-eye-view of humans. Walter may overestimate his talents as a housekeeper (a la Amelia Bedelia) and conqueror of "scurvy scoundrels," but his People don't mind?and neither will his reading audience. He doesn't quite have the charm of Hobbes, but Dan Santat's retro illustrations and Hicks's deadpan monologue combine for a fun, funny tale. --Emilie Coulter
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