My Cat is Blue by Sarah Sommer - Book Tour & Review + Giveaway

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Book Details:

 

Book Title:  My Cat Is Blue by Sarah Sommer

Category: Children's Fiction (Ages 3-7),  36 pages

Genre:  Children's Picture Book

Publisher:  Mascot Books

Release date:  October 2021

Content Rating:  G - Children's picture book featuring feelings of sadness and grief (loss of a pet), but no explicit content or language.

 

 

Book Description: 

When someone you love is feeling down in the dumps, you try everything to help. But sometimes, you don't have the cure, and those blues can even become contagious. It just might be the unexpected that allows you both to shed your blues and move toward a bright and colorful future.

 

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My Review
My Cat is Blue is a sweet children's book about dealing with the loss of a pet.
A little girl is trying to figure out why her cat is blue. Her cat doesn't seem to care about chin scratches, fishy treats, or even cat toys. He just looks like he's going to cry. So she does what any loving pet owner would do--she takes him to the vet. The vet explains to the little girl and her family that their cat is lonely and has a broken heart after losing his best friend--the family dog. But she knows just the cure. There's a little kitten who lost its family and is alone. The little kitten is also blue. What happens when the two cats come together? Well, you'll just have to read it and find out. 
This was a lovely little book. It tackles a tough subject in a way that young readers will be able to understand while also being poignant but heartwarming. 
I may have gotten a bit emotional while reading it, to be honest. I lost one of my cats in 2017, and for a while after, my other cat "turned blue", if you will. She would sit and wait at the top of the stairs for her friend who never came back. But she's healed (and so have I, for the most part) and come to terms with everything, and she has two new friends who keep her on her toes. 
My Cat is Blue is definitely a book that will help children understand grief and losing a beloved pet, and I would recommend it to all pet families. 
5 stars!

Meet the Author:

Sarah Sommer is an award-winning children's picture book author who blends her love for music, animals, and positivity in her books. Having trained in classical music and performed internationally as a professional clarinetist, rhymes and lyrics are an important part of her writing style. She is an advocate for animals, as seen in her work fostering German shepherds, and as a result, animals are always a central part of her stories. Sarah aims to include encouraging themes, such as helping others, in all of her narratives because we all need a little help sometimes.

connect with the author:  website ~ facebook ~ goodreads ~ instagram

 

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