The Best Cat Suit of All

by Sylvia Cassedy

Being in a new place for Halloween is bad enough, but when Mike has a cold and can't go out in his cat suit, none of the visitors can cheer him up until the last one, who is wearing the best cat suit of all.

480 pages, Library Binding

First published October 7, 1991

About the author

An American author of picture books, poetry, and fiction, the Brooklyn-born creative-writing teacher began her career with a few minor picture books, such as Little Chameleon (1966), but is best known today for her poetry and novels. Roomrimes (1987) and the posthumously published Zoomrimes: Poems about Things That Go (1993) were praised for their perceptiveness, humor, and unusual variety of poetic forms.

Cassedy's three novels, Behind the Attic Wall (1983), M.E. and Morton (1987), and Lucie Babbidge's House (1989) are all intricate, leisurely paced novels about troubled or difficult protagonists who gain self-esteem through the intervention of possibly magical characters.

The author's incisive characterizations, carefully wrought prose, and ambiguous endings made her a critics’ favorite.

Cassedy's early death cut short an extraordinary writing career that had yet to peak, and fans can only wonder about—and mourn the loss of—the novels that were yet to be.

Reviews

[Kira Nerys · Rating 5 out of 5]

I adore this book--such a trip down memory lane. I read this seasonal, Halloween story multiple times in 2nd and 3rd grade. Of course, it's really about much more: friendship, family, and homesickness. With adorable, touching illustrations and clear, concise writing, I found revisiting this delightful.

[Guilherme Semionato · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5. Slow to get rolling, but once it does it's lovely. Open Library.