''Cat Dreams'' is a 2009 children's

picture book A picture book combines visual and verbal narratives in a book format, most often aimed at young children. With the narrative told primarily through text, they are distinct from comics, which do so primarily through sequential images. The ima ...

Ursula K. Le Guin Ursula Kroeber Le Guin ( ; Kroeber; October 21, 1929 – January 22, 2018) was an American author. She is best known for her works of speculative fiction, including science fiction works set in her Hainish universe, and the ''Earthsea'' fantas ...

and illustrated by S D Schindler. It is about a cat that has a nap, dreams of fantastical kitty things, like raining

mice A mouse (: mice) is a small rodent. Characteristically, mice are known to have a pointed snout, small rounded ears, a body-length scaly tail, and a high breeding rate. The best known mouse species is the common house mouse (''Mus musculus' ...

, is startled awake, then finds a nice human lap to snooze on.

Reception

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'' wrote of ''Cat Dreams'' "Easy rhyming text will be quickly memorized, but the realistic, full-bleed watercolor illustrations will keep youngsters turning the pages.", and concluded "A perfect fit for storytimes on cats, naps and dreams." ''Cat Dreams'' has also been reviewed by ''

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'',

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, ''Children's Book and Media Review'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Horn Book Guides''.

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Library holdings of ''Cat Dreams''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cat Dreams 2009 children's books American picture books Children's books about cats Works by Ursula K. Le Guin Orchard Books books