The White Cat and the Monk

I love it. I want to own it and read it whenever the world feels too overwhelming. A picture book retelling of a poem written by an Irish monk about his solitary life with his white cat, it is both a story about the simple joy of contentment, and a joyful experience to read. The words - and what a lovely font too - bring out that harmoniously co-existing parallel drawn between the monk's hunt for meaning in his study and the cat's hunt for food. The illustrations too are fabulous - drawn in a graphic novel sequence with masterful framing and angle. Just a perfect picture book.