SuitabookCat School: Odd Cat Out!
Rose Robbins
- Reading
- Read together if useful, pausing to compare the kittens’ viewpoints. Leave space for a child to discuss belonging or difference without requiring personal disclosure.
- Themes
- Belonging and friendship: Tangle and Eno begin Cat School, meet Pelly and face the question of whether they can understand one another. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Neurodivergence and self-presentation: Pelly is described as a neurodivergent kitten who knows she is different and hides her true self to fit in. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- Consider whether a child might recognise Pelly’s effort to conceal difference, or find school nerves and questions of belonging personally resonant.