Title: Días de Gatos
Author: Violeta Monreal
Date: 1998
Publisher: Grupo Anaya
ISBN: 84-207-9001-X
Length: pages not numbered
Illustrations: colorful collage-style illustrations
Quote: “Que este libro os haga pensar en el valor de conocer a las personas y mirar a los gatos como amigos.”
If you’re buying this book secondhand, you might be disturbed by the bluish smudge on the long edge of the pages. Mold? Well, no; actually, for some reason, a border of blue paw prints decorates the pages of this book, and the paw prints blur on the edges of the pages.
The story is that Sofia Diaz’s attraction to cats leads her to Agata’s house. Sofia has a reasonable number of school friends; Agata is “new,” and nobody else talks to her much. Sofia, however, gets to know her because both girls love cats, and so when Agata becomes a local celebrity (by rescuing a cat), Sofia is the lucky kid who can claim her as a friend.
This simple story is worth reading aloud to primary school children who are just beginning to think about popularity. It’s also recommended to first-year Spanish students who feel ready to tackle their very first as-yet-untranslated book in Spanish.
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