Late at night Kate wakes up to the meowing of a cat. Illustrations show Kate transforming herself into a cat as she joins the mysterious feline be neath the full moon. The pair climb a hill, where they meow and howl at the moon—which has become the face of a white cat. In a foldout page, the feline friends join the moon cat to fly through a sky full of dreams. The next morning when family members compare their dreams, Kate sim ply replies: “Meow.” David Almond won the 2010 Hans Christian Andersen Award. chs, nlr

Originally published by Hodder Children’s Books Great Britain, in 2004.

Kate has just drifted off to sleep when a mysterious white cat appears at her window and beckons her out into the night. As Kate follows, she feels herself changing–her ears growing and peaking, her teeth growing tiny and sharp, her tongue roughening. For one glorious night, Kate roams her familiar neighborhood as a cat, jumping and prowling and climbing as she never could before. This dreamy tale, illustrated by Stephen Lambert’s color-drenched pastel drawings, is perfect for bedtime reading.