I like the this book shows children that life is hard, and even living your life in the right ways can bring hard things upon you, but if you can rely on the people around you you can get out of it relatively ok.' Then finally they form a relationship with two human children who agree to feed them and love them, but never, ever try and tame them. They must fight the other animals for food, one kitty even gets beaten up by an angry owl. In the wild our winged animals disrupt the natural habitat, which is something house cats have been doing across America every since we brought them here from across the sea. They have a single mother who is somewhat ridiculed for her one night stand with their father, but she's unfazed by that, and proves what a wonderful mother she is. The homeless cats have a hard and dangerous life in the city. It's just a lovely story that isn't afraid to give you a bit of reality in it fantasy.

'Catwings was recommended to me because Le Guin is an anarchist, and while it totally came across in the story I never felt beaten over the head with radical politics. But they find that danger does not lurk only in city alleyways. When they are old enough to fly, she sends the four kittens, who become known as catwings, out into the world to find their home. She knows it is too late for her, but she thinks her longing may be the reason her litter of kittens was born with wings. Jane Tabby has always longed to get away from the cramped alleys of the city. I would recommend this book and the others in the series for children ages 4 - 12.Le Guin wrote this highly acclaimed novel about a very special litter of kittens. I would still recommend the book because the story is lovely, I only wish that they would release a version that has a better narrator. I have the physical copy of these books and my daughter prefers it when I read them, but she will listen to these when she knows that I'm not up to reading them. Her voice is rather flat, and she just isn't the ideal narrator for these books.

Le Guin is a great author, but not such an excellent narrator. When this happens, I need a book that she likes but isn't so intense that it will keep her awake, and this book fits the bill perfectly. I read to her every night, but there are nights that I am either too tired to read much or she doesn't fall asleep after two books. I was excited when I found these on Audible because not only did I was to revisit them, but I am always looking for books that my 4-year-old daughter will be interested in. I absolutely adored these books when I was little! I think they were the first chapter books that I ever read.

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