A Country Tale
Diane Stanley 1985
The best part about this story of two best friends is the detailed illustrations of Victorian cats! Cleo and Lucy are two country cats and the best of friends. They live simply and enjoy climbing Butternut Hill together on fine evenings. Things change when haughty Mrs. Snickers moves into the manor house nearby. Cleo becomes enamored with her fancy way of life and quite literally loses herself trying to be a fine lady. In the end she makes her way back to her faithful friend, Lucy, who helps her rediscover who she really is and the kind of friendship that really matters.
If you like Barbara McClintock illustrations (Heartaches of a French Cat, The Fantastic Drawings of Danielle), you'll like these as well!
