02549cam a2200433 i 4500 1704790681 TxAuBib 20241107120000.0 220118s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780884488798 hardcover 0884488799 hardcover (OCoLC)1295136261 TxAuBib rda Miller, Winter, author. Not a cat : a memoir / Winter Miller ; illustrated by Danica Novgorodoff. Thomaston : Tilbury House Publishers, 2022. 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Between his opening greeting and the bookend closing page on which he stalks away after taking no questions, Gato wants to make one thing perfectly clear: Although he has four legs, two ears, and a long, long tail, the word "cat" does not define him. His identity is his alone to describe and determine. With the help of Danica Novgorodoff's laugh-out-loud illustrations, he takes us on a tour of his adventures, accomplishments, and daily activities that makes mincemeat of our first impressions. He wears a sweater and a leash, so is he a dog? He runs in pastures, so is he a horse? He likes flowers, so is he a bee? He swims, so is he a duck? He has flown in airplanes and ridden in subways, so is he a person? Maybe he's all those things, but what he truly is, he wants us to know, is Gato. To underline the story's message of empowerment and self-identity, the back cover and backmatter include photos of the real Gato (Winter Miller's cat) doing everything he claims and more. Signs on walls, headlines in newspapers, New Yorker cartoon homages, and sight gags on every page reward repeated readings and will make this book the first one that parents reach for at bedtime. 20241107. Cats Juvenile fiction. Individuality Juvenile Fiction. Animals Juvenile fiction. Animals. fast Cats. fast Individuality. fast Children's Stories Pictorial works. Fiction. fast Juvenile works. fast Picture books. fast Picture books. Novgorodoff, Danica, illustrator. TXFRA