"Alien story is the cat’s whiskers"
Leonard looks like a cat, sounds like a cat and – in lots of ways – behaves like a cat. But Leonard is an alien, an alien who has arrived in the wrong body for a trip to Earth – he was meant to be a Yellowstone Park ranger - and needs to get home. Fortunately, he’s adopted by just about the only human on our planet who can save him. Olive is a young girl, also far from home and lonely. The two form a special friendship and, with the help of two amiable if eccentric grown-ups, embark on an amazing journey of adventure and discovery. Leonard might not get to tick off all the human activities on his to do list – one of which is the ‘preparation and consumption of a cheese sandwich’ – but he and Olive learn the most important things there are to being human, to being alive. It’s a story filled with wonder, but truths too, is often funny, sometimes tense, always enjoyable and has important things to say about home and where we can find it.
Readers who love Leonard – and lots will – should also read Frank Cottrell-Boyce’s alien adventure Sputnik’s Guide to Life on Earth.
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Full of gentle humour, ‘My Life as a Cat’ is a lovely story about belonging and being yourself. A must for primary libraries and book corners.
On their 300th birthday, aliens from a far away galaxy are allowed to spend a month in the body of a creature from Earth. One alien decides to become a forest ranger at Yellowstone National Park, but ends up in the body of a cat. Rescued from a storm by a little girl called Olive, Leonard (as she names him) realises he is miles away from the place where the collective energy of his fellow aliens -known as the hive- will pick him up at the end of his time on Earth. Leonard has to find a way of getting to Yellowstone or face staying on Earth for ever.
Warm and satisfying, My Life as a Cat is a wonderful story. Leonard comes to learn much about himself as well as life on Earth.... Read Full Review
I really enjoyed it, it was amazing.
This is my review of My Life as a Cat. I really enjoyed it, it was amazing, my favourite bit was when Leonard jumped into to the river to save Olive from being swept away down the stream; I thought it is was very surprising as cats are meant to hate water. I also really liked the bit when Leonard nearly missed meeting the hive.... Read Full Review
Before I read this book, I thought that aliens were horrible and cruel but this book made me realise that some aliens might actually be kind and caring.
This book was interesting. It was about a cat called Leonard who is an alien in disguise. He has an owner who is called Olive, and Leonard tells her that he is an alien and needs to be dropped off at the pick up point or he will be stuck on earth forever.... Read Full Review
