14th July 2016, Stripes Publishing, 192 pages, Paperback, Review copy
Summary from Little Tiger Press
Isla is overjoyed that Mum has agreed to look into the idea of opening a
cat café. It means Poppy and Roo can be the family’s forever cats, and
there’ll be lots of other cats coming and going, too! But as they
research the idea, the ‘to do’ list just gets longer. Can the family
rally together to solve the problems or will this be the end of Isla’s
dream?
Nayu's thoughts
This arrived in the post on a day I needed some cheering up, so I was
delighted to see it after the awesomeness of book #1. I love how family
centrered Isla's life is, how they all have different skills to help make the
cat cafe a success. It isn't all plain sailing whih I feel is realistic of a
new business. The hurdles are unexpected, but working together plus some luck
does make their dreams come true (nearly. There had better be a book #3!
I loved how attached Isla gets to cats
she barely knows, with her love bouncing off the text and also the
incredible illusations. I burst into tears on page 106 because it hit home just
how bad some animals are when they come into care. I cried again at the end for
the happy ending, which I hope isn't the end of Isla's adventures. I liked how
alongside the cat cafe Isla has to cope with starting secondary school which
includes some embarrassing events that she wanta to forget, but life has other
ideas.
Her gran is spectacular with baking (though not at handling the coffee machine),
her mum says no less often, Isla's sister proves she is soft hearted despite
being a bit frosty, and her little brother Milo creates mischief with the cats, especially the
kitten Dynamo who he adopts as a side-kick. I think Dynamo helps him destress
over wearing hearing aids, which he still steuggles with. Oh I got teary eyed
when something gets planted, as losing a grandad is heartbreaking. You can read
this without reading book 1, but try to read book 1 first so you know the
background. I reread it to remind myself of the story (that's my excuse!)
Find out more on Lucy's website.
Suggested read
Check out where the story begins in Poppy's
Place: The Homemade Cat Cafe by Katrina Charman and Lucy Truman
(Children's, 9 years +, 10E/10E, short 'n' sweet review)
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