Kittens of Boxville

Chronicle Books
Available: 04/15/09
7.5 x 10 · 72 pages
Ages 18 years and up
9780811866880
CDN $21.95
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The Kittens of Boxville answers the vexing, age-old question: what would a city constructed by cats look like? Biteable cardboard, of course! Originally published in Japan, this quirky and adorable book features more than a hundred photographs of an energetic group of kittens romping around dozens of miniature cardboard houses, cafes, and restaurants. Here, a daring cat explores an abandoned farmhouse; there, a lonely kitten knocks on a friend's window; and what's that over there? Two kittens hugging!? Appropriately, the book features a diecut cover that reveals an irresistibly cute little kitten peeking through the front (his tail pokes through the back).
Ryosuke Handa is a Tokyo-based writer and illustrator.
Yoneo Morita is an author and pet photographer in Tokyo.
Tracy Sunrize Johnson is a writer and cat lover. She and her cats, Rob and Shimmy, live in San Francisco.