My Cat Looks Like My Dad

Minimal text paired with bright paper-collage illustrations create comparisons on each spread in which the narrator talks about their family especially the striking similarities between Dad and the cat. Both have orange hair, love milk, start their days with stretches, appreciate a good napand are brave (some of the time). The narrator is more like Mom, with wild hair, blue eyesand a love of dancing.

A surprising twist at the end reveals the narrator's unexpected identity, also hinted at with clues in the art throughout the book. Warmth and whimsy in the illustrations add a playful balance to the story's deeper message about the love that makes a family a unit, no matter how unusual it may look from the outside. (From Owlkids Books)

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