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Big Cat Pepper (2009)

by Elizabeth Partridge(Favorite Author)

3.71 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1599900246 (ISBN13: 9781599900247)

languge

English

genre

Poetry

publisher

Bloomsbury Books

review 1: So simply told, this is a beautiful story about a child losing the cat who has always been a part of his life. The cat has just gotten to the end of his life. The emotions that follow--"heart shut tight," "so full-up with sadness, I think I'm gonna burst"--are real and deep. I recommend this book for anyone. It would be a good story to read with a child BEFORE a child loses a pet. It is a must to read with a child after.
review 2: One of the best books I've read on the death of a cat, right up there with The Tenth Good Thing About Barney and Cat Heaven. I love the beautiful, detailed artwork showing a young boy and his mother living with their big grey cat Pepper who's always been there. Gradually Pepper gets old and doesn't want to play or eat. The lit... moretle boy asks his mom: "Is he gonna die, Mama/is he gonna die?/Mama said she thought so,/cry, oh cry." Heartbreaking. Pepper dies and they bury him in the flower bed. I love how the boy asks if he will be afraid buried in the dirt and the mother says no, "His spirit is forever---it can fly, fly, fly." I love how the boy is realistically sad for a long time, but over time he does begin to feel better and senses Pepper's presence in the grass and breeze around him. (And they do not get a new cat at the end of the book.) This book probably spoke to me more strongly since my cat Tamsin died in February, but it's a beautiful book to recommend to parents facing this situation. less

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