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Books in the Cats genre:

Spider Cat (1984)

A cat imagines being a spider.

Author(s): Nicola Bayley
Illustrator(s): Nicola Bayley

The Church Mice Chronicles (1986)

This omnibus includes the first three adventures of Sampson the vestry cat and the church mice: The Church Mouse, The Church Cat Abroad and The Church Mice and the Moon.

Author(s): Graham Oakley
Illustrator(s): Graham Oakley

The Diary of a Church Mouse (1986)

Humphrey decides to keep a diary so he can use it to write his autobiography.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Graham Oakley
Illustrator(s): Graham Oakley

Favorite Nursery Tales (1986)

This collection includes The Three Little Kittens, The Three Bears and The Three Little Pigs.... View More

Author(s): Garth Williams
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

Harry Kitten and Tucker Mouse (1986)

This is the story of how Harry Cat and Tucker Mouse first met and how they ended up living in a drainpipe in Times Square. Richard Egielski added the color to the dust jacket illustration. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): George Selden
Illustrator(s): Richard Egielski
Garth Williams

Scary, Scary Halloween (1986)

What lurks with green eyes under the porch on Halloween?

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Author(s): Eve Bunting
Illustrator(s): Jan Brett

Kit and the Magic Kite (1987)

Kit flies away on the magic kite to see the world and, perhaps join up with a witch, but …

Author(s): Helen Cooper
Illustrator(s): Helen Cooper

Look at the Kittens! (1987)

A day in the life of three kittens.

Author(s): Emma Bruns
Illustrator(s): Jan Brett

What If? (1987)

Two kittens are banished when they can’t stay away from the Christmas tree.

Author(s): Else Holmelund Minarik
Illustrator(s): Margaret Bloy Graham

Catwings (1988)

Thelma, Roger, James and Harriet Tabby were born in a dumpster, but they have wings.

Author(s): Ursula K. Le Guin
Illustrator(s): S. D. Schindler

Richard Scarry’s Harry and Larry the Fishermen (1988)

Harry and Uncle Larry have fun fishing.

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Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Catwings Return (1989)

James and Harriet Tabby return to visit their mother and return home with a little sister, Jane.

Author(s): Ursula K. Le Guin
Illustrator(s): S. D. Schindler

Kitty on the Farm (1989)

The little boy has a new kitten, but he needs a name for her.

Author(s): Phyllis McGinley
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

The Black Cat (1990)

A little black cat watches the antics of three skeletons sledding in the snow.

Author(s): Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s): André Amstutz

Ella and the Rabbit (1990)

Ella opens the rabbit’s cage … just to see …

Author(s): Helen Cooper
Illustrator(s): Helen Cooper

Midnight Cat (1990)

Beth joins her cat in a midnight adventure.

Author(s): Marcia Leonard
Illustrator(s): Hilary Knight

More Church Mice Chronicles (1990)

This anthology continues the adventures of Sampson, the vestry cat, and the church mice in: The Church Mice Spread Their Wings, The Church Mice Adrift, and The Church Mice at Bay.

Author(s): Graham Oakley
Illustrator(s): Graham Oakley

The Mousehole Cat (1990)

Mowzer and Old Tom brave the Storm Cat’s fury to bring fish to the hungry villagers of Mousehole. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Antonia Barber
Illustrator(s): Nicola Bayley

The Owl and the Pussycat (1991)

The Owl and the Pussycat went to sea,
In a beautiful pea green boat.

Author(s): Edward Lear
Illustrator(s): Helen Cooper

The Owl and the Pussycat (1991)

The Owl and the Pussycat put to sea again, with honey and money and a runcible spoon.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Edward Lear
Illustrator(s): Jan Brett

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