Cat, You Better Come Home by Garrison Keillor

This is an interesting and unique picture book because the story is a fable. I enjoyed how the story had a very simply rhyming scheme that made it fun and easy to read. For example, the last words of each line rhyme (cried and outside, etc.). The illustrations are very rich, lush paintings that work to complement the story perfectly. The main character of the story, Puff the cat, leaves home because she is "dissatisfied" with her owner. Puff moves to Greece and proceeds to become a very diva-like cat who dates owls and dumps dogs. The story is quite humorous and very entertaining to read. The lesson of the fable is made clear by the ending of the story: it's better to be yourself than try to be someone else. I found this book to be a very enjoyable read with an important theme.