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Scratchie: A Touch-and-Feel Cat-Venture
A Parents Best Kids Book of 2019!
Sharpen your claws—and scratching skills—with this adorable touch-and-feel book about a cat who loves to scratch everything…and wants you to join the fun!
Hi there, human!
I’m Scratchie the Cat
and I like to scratch stuff
to keep my claws super sharp.
Let’s scratch things together!
Join Scratchie the Cat to scratch touch-and-feel elements throughout this story. Rough door mats, grainy wooden tables, paper towels, cardboard boxes, and more give readers a claws-on experience as they innocently wreck Scratchie’s owner’s house (just like real cats)!
With touch-and-feel elements on every page, Scratchie even has the perfect ending, because there’s one more thing that loves to be scratched…Scratchie the Cat!
Sharpen your claws—and scratching skills—with this adorable touch-and-feel book about a cat who loves to scratch everything…and wants you to join the fun!
Hi there, human!
I’m Scratchie the Cat
and I like to scratch stuff
to keep my claws super sharp.
Let’s scratch things together!
Join Scratchie the Cat to scratch touch-and-feel elements throughout this story. Rough door mats, grainy wooden tables, paper towels, cardboard boxes, and more give readers a claws-on experience as they innocently wreck Scratchie’s owner’s house (just like real cats)!
With touch-and-feel elements on every page, Scratchie even has the perfect ending, because there’s one more thing that loves to be scratched…Scratchie the Cat!
24 pages, Board Book
Published May 14, 2019
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May 28, 2019
First sentence: Hi there, human! I'm Scratchie, the cat. And just like my name, I like to scratch stuff to keep my claws super sharp! Let's scratch things together.
Premise/plot: Touch-and-feel board books are nothing new or particularly unique. But this one has a fun premise. It is inviting readers to SCRATCH things along with the cat hero, Scratchie.
My thoughts: Don't expect the objects that you are "scratching" (aka touching/feeling) to remotely feel like what they are supposed to be. With a few minor exceptions. The textures aren't bad; they just don't correlate with their objects. Probably my favorite textures were the one on the cover and the "paper towel" (aka wash rag.)
I love the premise of this one. I do. But I was slightly disappointed. This does not mean that little ones won't like it.
Premise/plot: Touch-and-feel board books are nothing new or particularly unique. But this one has a fun premise. It is inviting readers to SCRATCH things along with the cat hero, Scratchie.
My thoughts: Don't expect the objects that you are "scratching" (aka touching/feeling) to remotely feel like what they are supposed to be. With a few minor exceptions. The textures aren't bad; they just don't correlate with their objects. Probably my favorite textures were the one on the cover and the "paper towel" (aka wash rag.)
I love the premise of this one. I do. But I was slightly disappointed. This does not mean that little ones won't like it.
July 22, 2023
Who writes reviews for touch and feel books 😂 me, because I love the textures and pictures in this one, probably my favorite touch and feel book I've seen. Bought it for Danny yesterday at a bookstore. Good stuff.
October 2, 2025
7/19/24:
It's the perfect book for our family. I just wish Cheese could be physically with me as Isaac and I read this.
Isaac's visual interest 👀 (3 is top): 👀
Isaac's sensory interest: ✋✋👅👅✋
How good it is as a book for me to read aloud while breastfeeding 🍼 (3 is top): 🍼
10/1/25:
Isaac has chosen this as one of his bedtime reads for weeks now. He loves scratching the different materials. And he loves feeling the letters on the cover--making connections between the letters of "Scratchie" and his "Isaac" puzzle.
Isaac's visual interest 👀 (3 is top): 👀 👀 👀(he looks, but doesn't want to read the real story--he's too fast)
Isaac's sensory interest: ✋✋ (sometimes he touches everything, sometimes he's speed-touching through the book; the title on the cover is his favorite; he loves the cardboard feeling, and he likes looking at and trying to wake up sleeping Scratchie, but he doesn't pet her.)
It's the perfect book for our family. I just wish Cheese could be physically with me as Isaac and I read this.
Isaac's visual interest 👀 (3 is top): 👀
Isaac's sensory interest: ✋✋👅👅✋
How good it is as a book for me to read aloud while breastfeeding 🍼 (3 is top): 🍼
10/1/25:
Isaac has chosen this as one of his bedtime reads for weeks now. He loves scratching the different materials. And he loves feeling the letters on the cover--making connections between the letters of "Scratchie" and his "Isaac" puzzle.
Isaac's visual interest 👀 (3 is top): 👀 👀 👀(he looks, but doesn't want to read the real story--he's too fast)
Isaac's sensory interest: ✋✋ (sometimes he touches everything, sometimes he's speed-touching through the book; the title on the cover is his favorite; he loves the cardboard feeling, and he likes looking at and trying to wake up sleeping Scratchie, but he doesn't pet her.)
September 30, 2019
Scratchie likes to scratch things to keep his claws sharp. Scratchie encourages the reader (who he calls Human) to scratch with him. Each double page spread has a touch-and-feel patch for the 'human' to scratch or rub. Scratchie keeps scratching things until he's caught by his owner having made a big mess. But there is one last thing to scratch. The different textures are fun to feel and Scratchie is behaving just like a real cat -- scratching everything in sight. Scratchie is a likable, but naughty character. Despite that or perhaps because of it, young listeners/readers are likely to relate to Scratchie and enjoy the various textures as well.
July 24, 2021
A favorite, a lot of touch and feel and cute story
July 20, 2019
Scratch, feel and glide are called for in this book which allows young readers to feel and discover surfaces right along with a cute cat, Scratchie.
Scratchie introduces itself to the reader, human, before going on an exploration of all the things that it tries to scratch. The surfaces vary and are introduced in a way that readers can test them right along with Scratchie. The ending is sweet and leaves happy thoughts.
I've always been a fan of books which allow kids to do more, especially for the intended age group of 3 to 5. It draws kids in to experience reading on a whole new level while allowing them to explore. Scratchie is the perfect character for this adventure. The cat is cute, sweet and carries just a smidgen of attitude, giving off a nice, feline atmosphere.
The illustrations are simple and bring across just the right amount at the right time. Scratchie comes across sympathetic and will have young readers wishing the cat could jump off the page and join them. That said, the 'feel' objects were a bit of a disappointment. While a couple were spot on, others didn't feel anything like their real counterparts. Even little ones will notice.
While I thoroughly enjoyed this one, as did my kids, and hope Scratchie goes on more adventures, we also hope a pay a little more attention will be paid to the examples in the future.
I received a complimentary copy and found it super-sweet. So, I'm leaving my honest thoughts.
Scratchie introduces itself to the reader, human, before going on an exploration of all the things that it tries to scratch. The surfaces vary and are introduced in a way that readers can test them right along with Scratchie. The ending is sweet and leaves happy thoughts.
I've always been a fan of books which allow kids to do more, especially for the intended age group of 3 to 5. It draws kids in to experience reading on a whole new level while allowing them to explore. Scratchie is the perfect character for this adventure. The cat is cute, sweet and carries just a smidgen of attitude, giving off a nice, feline atmosphere.
The illustrations are simple and bring across just the right amount at the right time. Scratchie comes across sympathetic and will have young readers wishing the cat could jump off the page and join them. That said, the 'feel' objects were a bit of a disappointment. While a couple were spot on, others didn't feel anything like their real counterparts. Even little ones will notice.
While I thoroughly enjoyed this one, as did my kids, and hope Scratchie goes on more adventures, we also hope a pay a little more attention will be paid to the examples in the future.
I received a complimentary copy and found it super-sweet. So, I'm leaving my honest thoughts.
December 15, 2021
Scratchie the Cat, an adorable but mischievous creature, can think of no better way to spend the day than by scratching everything in sight. Scratchie invites young readers to scratch along in this charming touch-and-feel board book. Although the surfaces may not always match up perfectly with the item on the page, the variety of the tactile elements makes this story a fun sensory experience. Little ones will especially delight at the sweet ending when Scratchie reveals one last thing to scratch.
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Check this book out at the Villa Park Public Library!
June 20, 2019
The illustrations in this are SPOT ON. Unfortunately, I have no idea what the publisher was thinking when they added materials that don’t have any texture to them, or don’t have the appropriate texture. This must have been produced cheaply, and it’s disappointing that a book that could have been wonderful was made almost worthless due to terrible publishing.
May 19, 2019
This is amazing. Cute, funny, tactile. I love this book.
October 29, 2019
I might be too young to appreciate the textures, but it has potential.
November 23, 2020
hehe, cute
February 1, 2021
My baby loves books about cats. This is a great sensory book for her!
January 7, 2022
This is a cute and cleverly written book starring a cat that looks just like ours. I can't wait until my baby is old enough to interact with all the touch-and-feel elements.
December 31, 2022
so damn cute, i cant stop looking through this book during slow days at work
January 31, 2023
This book is just sitting on my desk at work and so I finally read it and it’s cute just makes me feel a little icky at certain touches 😂✋🏼
November 5, 2023
A really cute, interactive, and irreverent take on touch-and-feel.
September 26, 2025
Little one loves to scratch. Good flow and fun/funny art.
November 7, 2025
So cute! Scratchie the cat messes with a bunch of stuff you can touch and scratch too in this cute little boardbook.
December 27, 2025
Cute book with some interesting textures for a kid to play with.
February 2, 2020
A cute book, but some of the textures were way off. Where do you get terry cloth paper towels or a wood table that feels like vinyl!
September 26, 2019
This review was originally written for The Baby Bookworm. Visit us for new picture books reviews daily!
Hello, friends! Our book today is Scratchie: A Touch-And-Feel Cat Adventure by Maria Putri, a delightful toddler book centered around a frisky feline.
Scratchie the cat loves to scratch things – “it keeps my claws super sharp”. The mischievous kitty invites the reader along to scratch things together, touring through an abundance of different textures. And after a busy morning of scratching together (and leaving an enormous mess), Scratchie has the perfect idea for winding down: a snooze and a pet of some nice, soft cat fur.
Cat-loving bookworms will go nuts for this one – JJ was practically jumping out of her skin at the opportunity to follow along and pretend to “scratch” the different textures with Scratchie, and the self-possessed, very feline quality of the dialogue made me chuckle. The textures themselves are very nicely varied, though they don’t always quite line up with what’s being described; a “scratchy” paper towel is a soft terry cloth, and a “wooden” table is the distinct feel of vinyl plastic. Still, the wonderfully soft fur of Scratchie at the end served a dual purpose of tying up the story nicely and giving us a go-to page to practice gently petting a cat, which would be a huge help for any house that hosts both toddlers and kitties. The length was perfect, and we liked this one. Baby Bookworm approved!
(Note: A copy of this book was provided to The Baby Bookworm by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.)
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December 10, 2025
Some good touch-and-feel/sensory elements here. I am making note of this one for future use in CAT themed storytimes and book lists, as well as Sensory Storytimes.
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