This review first ran 8/5/09. I discovered Catwings in a bookstore in Portland, OR when I was in college and was immediately enchanted - both by Le Guin's straightforward story about these amazing creatures and by Schindler's realistically detailed illustrations. These were the first chapter books my daughter and niece read, but they make for fantastic read-out-louds as well. Also, it's really
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Catwings by Ursula Le Guin begins with one of the best opening sentences for a book ever, "Mrs Jane Tabby could not explain why all four of her children had wings." Cats with wings, how cool is that? Better than a unicorn any day, I'd say. If you have a cat in your family, your kids will really love these stories. But, I have no doubt they'll love them even if you don't. Over the course of
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