How to Be a Cat by Juliette MacIver, illus. Carla Martell. Pub. Scholastic 2024.

This is a sequel to award winning picture book Duck Goes Meow also reviewed elsewhere on this blog, as duck continues his quest to become a cat.

Mama cat teaches her two kittens plus the duck to wash their fur, to climb a tree using their claws, to stalk and pounce and hiss but when the trio meet some rough looking big cats, Duck begins to wonder whether he is a cat.

Mama calms Duck down and says he has all the skills necessary to be a cat and not all cats are the same. When he snuggles into mama’s fur with the other two kittens guess what noise he makes? read it and find out.

Carla Martell’s illustrations capture all the cat moments and Duck is a delight. Great rhyming text that makes this a great read-a-loud book for juniors