The Brave Kitten

Animal Stories #28

by Holly Webb

This story is about a young girl called Helena who helps out at the local vet surgery where her older cousin, Lucy works. On the way to the surgery one day, they find an injured kitten under a car. They feel sorry for the kitten and take him straight to the clinic. Helena loves this cat and takes care of him as longs as he's at the surgery. There he is operated on and gets a cast. Caramel (as Helena calls him) has no chip or collar. He has nobody to claim him. He's homeless. Caramel is fed up of being stuck in the clinic! Will anyone give this poor kitten a home? Who will claim him? Find out in The Brave Kitten.

Genres: Animals, Childrens, Fiction

128 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2014

About the author

Holly Webb is one of Britain's best-loved children's writers. She has written over a hundred books for children, and her work has been translated into over thirty languages. Holly lives in Tilehurst, just outside of Reading, Berkshire, with her husband, three children and several cats.

Reviews

[Mischenko · Rating 4 out of 5]

My 7-year-old grabbed a handful of books from the Animal Stories Series and this was the first one she wanted us to start with.

A little girl meets a stray cat at a local vet that's just been hit by a car. The cat needs some TLC, but little Helena doesn't want the poor cat to be sent to the animal shelter. Where's the owner? She begs her mom to let her bring the cat home and the adventure begins!

We enjoyed the story and the illustrations. It kept my daughter's interest and was an easy read. We weren't super pleased with the ending, but it was still good. It's a story that will help young ones learn animal compassion, responsibility, and care.

This is a great animal series for kids just starting out with chapter books. We're looking forward to the others.

4****

[elenart · Rating 4 out of 5]

super powrot do dziecinstwa ♥️

[Shelby · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 stars
I love all of Holy Webb's books for many reasons one they are good and two every single book is just to cute to pass off. I have read most of her books but all of them and I love them especially this one because I am a cat person and I love reading about cats and I adore them. I really loved this book not only for that reason. I loved it for many other reasons. I loved the writing, the story line, and also how it is a short cute quick book to read in between different books. I loved every moment I got to read this book. I would read it again maybe once or twice. I would recommend this book to anyone that is looking for a quick read like of book and a person that adores cats.

[Dorian Jandreau · Rating 5 out of 5]

Veterinarės jaunoji padėjėja gatvėje randa kačiuką su lūžusia kojyte ir nusprendžia jam padėti. Tačiau net ir visur paskelbusios apie dingusį kačiuką- neatsiranda jo šeimininkas, nors kačiukas jį turėjo. Taip iš veterinarijos klinikos jis atsiduria naujuose namuose, kuriuose jam nuobodu.... tad metas į nuotykius.

[ForgetMeNot(Katie Cooley) · Rating 2 out of 5]

2 stars🌟

This was a cute little read, and I liked the illustrations. The little girl had a bit of attitude and it was a bit boring.

[Tim Roast · Rating 4 out of 5]

My 8-year-old is a ferocious reader. She saw this book in the library, said she'd heard about the author so took the book out. It is a great little book for her to devour.

The story follows Helena who finds a cat on the road “so cold and lifeless” that she “hadn’t thought he could still be alive.” Luckily her cousin Lucy who works at a vet is with her so they take him there. The story then tells the relationship between the girl Helena and the cat through his recovery.

The way the story is written is clever in that it gives the two way perspective so you can read about the feelings of the cat as well as the girl.

My daughter enjoyed this very much and is likely to read other books in the series now.

[Alana Robinson · Rating 5 out of 5]

the cat was really sweet and cute. Edit: Great book! I have a cat that looks very similar and his name is Cali.

[Eve L-A Witherington · Rating 5 out of 5]

Helena and her vet cousin Lucy find a little injured kitten by a car which they take to help.



For the kittens recovery he stays with Helena who grows fond of him and he too grows fond of her despite him not liking being stuck indoors!



We see how charity work is crucial and also the way kittens and cats don't like having casts on for serious injuries and the dangers they can run into out in the world. It also shows how lets can develop a bond to a human and vice versa as well as being a great quick read it was an eye opening moving read too.

[Anna Maria · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bella instantly falls in love with scruffy puppy Sid when she sees him at the animal shelter. She gets her family to agree that he's the perfect pet for them. But Bella's friend Megan is pretty snooty about Bella's mongrel, so Bella decides to enter Sid in the local dog show...Helena loves to help out at the vet's surgery where her older cousin Lucy works as a nurse. Then one day a young cat is rushed in after an accident. Helena helps care for the brave kitten, but where will he go if his owner can't be found...?

[Sonia Sfaraila · Rating 5 out of 5]

Este o carte foarte frumoasa. E vorba despre un pisoi gasit pe strada cu un piciorus rupt dar o fetita la salvat adoptand-ul.

[Simon Pedoe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great book to read to my 5 year old. Loved it, as did she.

[Dancer]

I love this book it’s awesome.

[Tse Cheuk · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this book because the kitten is so cute

[Sara Baicu · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book made me cry , I just love it.

[Sarah Heilig · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked this book because it was fun to read and I always wanted to read more at cliffhangers

[Ciasteczkowy Potwór · Rating 5 out of 5]

Smutne lekko ale ok

[Ewa Koziarska · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bardzo ciekawa historia małego kotka, ale trochę smutna, więc podczas czytania dziecku trzeba też tłumaczyć i pocieszać żeby nie popłynęły łezki.

[Izabella]

Audiobook
1h 25m

[Tali · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the kind of story I would have absolutely adored when I was 8 years old. The Brave Kitten is the story of Caramel, a young kitten who is brought into the vet's surgery where Helena's cousin Lucy works after being hit by a car. When Caramel's owner can't be traced, Helena manages to persuade her mother to let her bring Caramel home to help her heal. Caramel, however, doesn't understand why she is forced to stay inside all day. But when Caramel manages to escape the house, the little kitten begins to realise just how scary the wide world is and just how much she wants to return to her caring new owners.
Even though I'm a bit older now, I still found myself enjoying Caramel and Helena's story and hoping that the kitten would find her happily ever after. I can completely see children aged roughly 5-8 enjoying this story too and the message about vets and what they do exactly. Although this is marketed towards all children though, I did feel that perhaps it was geared a little more towards girls than boys, with a pink cover and a predominance of female characters. This was a sweet story though and I did whip through it quite happily.
3.5 stars.

[Just_me · Rating 5 out of 5]

These books are fantastic, light reads for my 8 year old.

She was lucky enough to be sent all 30 of the Animal Series by the publisher for her to review. I have read two with her and they were both great and accessible books for girls her age.

[Cay]

Wow the kitten could talk

[Akacia · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was so extremely cute, I loved reading it

[foolishOne · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm babysitting and I have nothing to do so I'm gonna read these kids books

[Daria · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice book!