This book is a great story about a cat who uses trickery to bring fortune to his master. The cat wears boots and tricks animals into going into bags that he then takes to the King, telling him the animals are gifts from his master. When the King and his daughter come through the area where the cat and his master live, the cat pushes his master into the water and hides his clothes. This forces the King to have his servants save the master and loan him royal clothes. Puss in Boots goes ahead of the King's caravan and tricks workers into saying the land where they are working belongs to his master. The cat then comes to a castle owned by a magician and tricks the magician into turning himslelf into a mouse, then Puss in Boots eats him. When the King, princess, and the master arrive at the magician's castle, the castle is thought to be the master's. The King offers his daughter's hand to the master and they are married and live in the magician's castle.The illustrations in this book are tremendous. The cat with boots is brought to life by the illustrator, he even has the facial expressions to match the devious tricks he conjures. I think this would be a very good book for children ages six and up. They will love the pictures and the story. They always like a story with a princess and any animal who can talk and wear clothing score huge points.
Penault, Charles. (1990). Puss in Boots. USA: Horowitz/Roe Manufacturers.
Penault, Charles. (1990). Retrieved February 24, 2009 from Web site: http://www.amazon.com/Puss-Boots-Caldecott-Honor-Book/dp/0374361606
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