The Travelling Cat Chronicles

Sometimes, you happen across a book at a library or bookstore you might not otherwise find. “The Traveling Cat Chronicles” was sitting on an end cap and I thought, why not?

The book is at times hilarious, keenly, observant of life, poignant, sad, and uplifting. Each character is so well drawn from our hilarious (and I think accurate) cat narrator, Nana, to the friends and family of deer Satoru, who we meet along the way.

I was drawn into the book right away and didn't read it as quickly as I thought I would because I accidentally misplaced the book for two weeks and found myself, not wanting to leave the world of this book. A day after finishing the book, I find myself thinking back to different portions of the story. My Mom also read this book because she saw it sitting on my coffee table and absolutely loved it.

I highly recommend this book for older kids and up and look forward to reading more books by this author. For people who enjoyed this book, I recommend “Sweet Bean Paste” by Durien Sukagawa.