15 Best Cat Books

James Bowen is a recovering addict and street musician in London when he finds an injured ginger cat in his building. Nursing Bob back to health starts a friendship that slowly helps both of them survive and change.

An unnamed cat observes a household and its circle in Meiji-era Japan. Through the animal’s sharp commentary, Natsume Soseki satirizes the habits, ambitions, arguments, and pretensions of the humans who consider themselves superior to their feline observer.

A hungry stray cat sets out to find a home and slowly becomes a true companion to the people who take him in. This warm animal story follows his many names, adventures, and changing trust.

Nana, a former stray, travels across Japan with Satoru, the man who took him in. Their visits to Satoru’s old friends reveal memories and relationships, while Nana offers his own perspective on the people they meet.

Two kids stuck inside on a rainy day get an unexpected visitor, a tall cat with a top hat and a taste for trouble. Games, messes, and Thing One and Thing Two explode across the house, and cleanup becomes a race.

Librarian Vicki Myron, writing with Bret Witter, recalls rescuing a kitten from the book-return slot of an Iowa library. Dewey's life among staff and visitors becomes a story about the cat, Myron's experiences, and the community of Spencer.

Francesco Marciuliano imagines housecats explaining themselves through short, comic poems. Paired with photographs, the verses give feline voices to possessiveness, curiosity, affection, and exasperating habits, presenting everyday encounters with their humans from a decidedly cat-centered point of view.

T. S. Eliot’s playful poems introduce cats with distinctive personalities, habits, and mysteries, including Macavity and Mr. Mistoffelees. Originally written for his godchildren, the collection turns feline behavior into nonsense verse and comic character portraits.

Four kittens born with wings escape the dangerous city slums where they were born. Freedom is possible, but finding a safe home turns out to be harder than flying away.

Matthew Inman, creator of The Oatmeal, collects comics and mock instructional guides about cats and their peculiar behavior. The humor imagines sinister motives behind familiar feline habits, turning everyday life with cats into exaggerated scenarios about the relationships between people and pets.

Inspired by a true story, Leslea Newman tells of composer Moshe Cotel and the kitten he brings home. Amy June Bates's illustrations accompany their friendship as Ketzel's unexpected trip across a keyboard gives the musician a surprising source of inspiration.

Socks the cat has a perfect life with his young owners—until they bring home a new baby. Banished to the garage and blamed for mischief, he must find a way to win back their attention and learn how to share his family.

Jackson Galaxy and Mikel Delgado explain cat care through an understanding of feline instincts and behavior. Their guide examines how a cat's environment and daily routines affect confidence, offering approaches to common challenges and helping people build more comfortable lives with their pets.

Aline Alexander Newman and veterinarian Gary Weitzman help young readers interpret cats' sounds, body language, and behavior. Photographs, expert explanations, and everyday scenarios explore what movements of the ears, eyes, and tail may communicate, alongside advice on understanding feline companions.

This set collects the first six Warriors novels, following house cat Rusty into the wild forest clans. As ThunderClan faces a stronger rival and possible betrayal within its ranks, its unexpected recruit must find his place as a warrior.