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The Purrfect Show
All the "awwws" of animal adoption stories are combined with sugary sweetness is this new, fun-filled chapter book series about a cat café!
Every home needs a cat!
Kira Parker lives above The Purrfect Cup, the cat café that her family owns and runs. Every day is a new adventure with her cat friends! Except lately, The King County Dog Show seems to be the only thing the regulars can talk about!
Kira doesn’t get why everyone is so excited. After all, her cat friends are much smarter and more talented than those dogs. Then Kira has a GREAT IDEA -- she’s going to train the cats, and enter them in the competition. It’s sure to be her best plan yet!
Every home needs a cat!
Kira Parker lives above The Purrfect Cup, the cat café that her family owns and runs. Every day is a new adventure with her cat friends! Except lately, The King County Dog Show seems to be the only thing the regulars can talk about!
Kira doesn’t get why everyone is so excited. After all, her cat friends are much smarter and more talented than those dogs. Then Kira has a GREAT IDEA -- she’s going to train the cats, and enter them in the competition. It’s sure to be her best plan yet!
128 pages, Paperback
First published July 19, 2022
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Reese Eschmann
11 books28 followersReese Eschmann holds a Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Illinois-Chicago and worked in schools for six years. When she’s not writing or taking naps, Reese enjoys rock climbing, baking, and making movies with her family. She lives outside of Chicago with her husband and their hound dog. Etta Invincible is her debut novel.
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July 24, 2022
First sentence: “I think this is my best idea yet.” Pepper purrs. She leans over the side of the mixing bowl and sniffs the batter inside. Then she licks the tip of her heart-shaped nose. That’s how I know this is a really good idea. I, Kira Parker, have a lot of ideas. Some of them are pretty good and some of them are really good. My little brother, Ryan, would probably tell you that my ideas are not so good, but I know he’s going to love this one. After all, who doesn’t love cupcakes and cats. Our family owns The Purrfect Cup, the best and only cat café in town. We live right upstairs, in an apartment with blue walls and yellow tiled floors. Mama runs the business and takes customers’ orders. Dad bakes the treats we sell. And I get to spend all day with the best friends a girl could have: the cats!
Premise/plot: Kira Parker's parents run the Purrfect Cup a cat cafe that features cats in need of adoption. (Though the family's own cat, Pepper, also is a regular.) She's wanting to find homes for the cats, so when she hears of an upcoming talent show--for dogs--she gets the idea that cats should participate too. But will all go like planned? Can the cats be trained to perform tricks? Will they behave at the talent show? Will people fall so in love with them that they find new forever homes?
My thoughts: I liked this one. I liked the writing. I was expecting this to be sugary-sweet perhaps with a side of cheese. So super adorable, of course, but not much else. It had more substance than I was expecting. I liked the family-and-friends-and-neighbors element. I also liked that things did NOT go according to her plan, but, that was okay too. Because sometimes great ideas don't work out in the end. I found the narrator relatable.
Quote: And then I get the best idea ever. Getting a great idea is like making cupcakes. It starts with thoughts sitting in separate bowls. Dogs. Tricks. Talk of the town. Then my thoughts mix together like flour, sugar, and eggs. I put the idea into my brain-oven and it grows, like scoops of cake batter puffing up into cupcakes.
Premise/plot: Kira Parker's parents run the Purrfect Cup a cat cafe that features cats in need of adoption. (Though the family's own cat, Pepper, also is a regular.) She's wanting to find homes for the cats, so when she hears of an upcoming talent show--for dogs--she gets the idea that cats should participate too. But will all go like planned? Can the cats be trained to perform tricks? Will they behave at the talent show? Will people fall so in love with them that they find new forever homes?
My thoughts: I liked this one. I liked the writing. I was expecting this to be sugary-sweet perhaps with a side of cheese. So super adorable, of course, but not much else. It had more substance than I was expecting. I liked the family-and-friends-and-neighbors element. I also liked that things did NOT go according to her plan, but, that was okay too. Because sometimes great ideas don't work out in the end. I found the narrator relatable.
Quote: And then I get the best idea ever. Getting a great idea is like making cupcakes. It starts with thoughts sitting in separate bowls. Dogs. Tricks. Talk of the town. Then my thoughts mix together like flour, sugar, and eggs. I put the idea into my brain-oven and it grows, like scoops of cake batter puffing up into cupcakes.
November 21, 2022
This is a quick read; only seven chapters! I would recommend for an easy afternoon time-passer.
There is nothing that really stands out. It’s a cute story of a cat enthusiast who wants to force her cats into a Dog Show because “cats are better than dogs” (I guess)?!?!
The main protagonist kinda sucks and is annoying even for a kids book; every euphemism is either a cat euphemism or a baking euphemism (her parents own a cat cafe). Those traits are supposed to make her “quirky” and “endearing” but really this girl sucks; she’s a pet snob and looks down at her brother a lot.
I’d skip it.
There is nothing that really stands out. It’s a cute story of a cat enthusiast who wants to force her cats into a Dog Show because “cats are better than dogs” (I guess)?!?!
The main protagonist kinda sucks and is annoying even for a kids book; every euphemism is either a cat euphemism or a baking euphemism (her parents own a cat cafe). Those traits are supposed to make her “quirky” and “endearing” but really this girl sucks; she’s a pet snob and looks down at her brother a lot.
I’d skip it.
January 8, 2023
Jon gives this 20 stars because of the ending.
November 8, 2022
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Kira's family has a cat cafe called The Purrfect Cup, where they serve baked goods and beverages, and have cats from a local shelter roaming about, available for adoption. They live in an apartment above the store, and have a cat of their own, Pepper. Kira's younger brother, Ryan, prefers dogs, and her friend Alex Patel can't have a cat because her mother is allergic. When Kira finds out that there is a King County Dog Show being held, she decides that the best way to bring customers to the cafe and increase adoptions is to have her cats enter the dog show. She manages to get permission, and with the help of her friends trains some cats. Is this really a good idea?
Strengths: Kira is really exuberant, and not always misguided, although not all of her ideas work out. I like that she doesn't fight too much with Ryan, despite their differences, and she even gives Ryan credit for an idea other are attributing to her. It's great to see involved, alive parents, and the idea of a cat cafe is really appealing.
Weaknesses: I would love to see a similar WISH novel that's a little longer and deals with slightly older children and their concerns.
What I Really Think: I really enjoyed this, but I need to assess what books of this length I have to determine if I really need to buy it. It only takes a couple of months of reading these shorter books before readers are usually able to move on to standard middle grade fare.
Kira's family has a cat cafe called The Purrfect Cup, where they serve baked goods and beverages, and have cats from a local shelter roaming about, available for adoption. They live in an apartment above the store, and have a cat of their own, Pepper. Kira's younger brother, Ryan, prefers dogs, and her friend Alex Patel can't have a cat because her mother is allergic. When Kira finds out that there is a King County Dog Show being held, she decides that the best way to bring customers to the cafe and increase adoptions is to have her cats enter the dog show. She manages to get permission, and with the help of her friends trains some cats. Is this really a good idea?
Strengths: Kira is really exuberant, and not always misguided, although not all of her ideas work out. I like that she doesn't fight too much with Ryan, despite their differences, and she even gives Ryan credit for an idea other are attributing to her. It's great to see involved, alive parents, and the idea of a cat cafe is really appealing.
Weaknesses: I would love to see a similar WISH novel that's a little longer and deals with slightly older children and their concerns.
What I Really Think: I really enjoyed this, but I need to assess what books of this length I have to determine if I really need to buy it. It only takes a couple of months of reading these shorter books before readers are usually able to move on to standard middle grade fare.
September 1, 2024
This was a book fair choice from last year's book fair. It was primarily chosen because it wasn't JUST a book, it also came with a tiny gray toy cat. The cat was well played with and loved, and the book just sat around for months and months unread by either child. So I read it.
Totally fine sorry. Kira's family owns a cat-cafe. There are some friends, neighborhood shop owners, and regular customers, and of course the cats. Their town is hosting a big dog show and Kira, who thinks cats are just as good as dogs, concocts a plan to get the cats into the dog show, and it goes, well it goes as one would expect cats in a dog show. I liked the semi-self awareness that Kira developed over the course of the book, as well as appreciating the diverse cast of characters.
We read it over a few nights out loud. It was an okay story, but I don't think it engaged either of my children much, and I had a tremendously hard time keeping track of all of the characters and cats. Though I'm sure if the future books also come to the book fair with tiny cat toys in them, we will inevitably read the rest of the series.
Totally fine sorry. Kira's family owns a cat-cafe. There are some friends, neighborhood shop owners, and regular customers, and of course the cats. Their town is hosting a big dog show and Kira, who thinks cats are just as good as dogs, concocts a plan to get the cats into the dog show, and it goes, well it goes as one would expect cats in a dog show. I liked the semi-self awareness that Kira developed over the course of the book, as well as appreciating the diverse cast of characters.
We read it over a few nights out loud. It was an okay story, but I don't think it engaged either of my children much, and I had a tremendously hard time keeping track of all of the characters and cats. Though I'm sure if the future books also come to the book fair with tiny cat toys in them, we will inevitably read the rest of the series.
September 18, 2022
Kira and her family live in an apartment above their cat cafe, The Purrfect Cup, which is a combination coffee shop and cat adoption center. She's always getting great ideas to show off the cats, so they can get adopted. She tries to enter them into a dog show, but it might not work out when the cats and dogs first meet during the trial run. What else can she do to help her town see how amazing these cats are? It's a quick read with a few illustrations throughout. Kira never gives up, and the cats are all adorable! For fans of the Critter Club series.
January 25, 2023
When my daughter picked this book for our book club, I was not enthusiastic. However it ended up being pretty cute. A+ for diversity. Also some great themes to discuss with kids: dealing with disappointment, sharing credit for ideas, building a realistic plan to meet goals. It’s a great early chapter book.
July 17, 2022
Such a great, sweet book! I absolutely loved it! Great for young readers who always have big ideas. Reminders that ever when things don’t work out - it’s important to not give up; a great new idea is always around the corner. So excited to read the rest of the books in the series!
September 9, 2022
Heaven help me. 😩
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January 5, 2023
Alright little book. My daughter enjoyed it but wasn’t interested in reading more in the series.
May 22, 2023
3.5 stars. Good series for Puppy Place fans or those who are a bit younger. My 6yo is a fan.
January 27, 2024
This book is inappropriate for children. Too liberal of a perspective.
My daughter 7 year old daughter was completely confused by why Ben has a husband.
My daughter 7 year old daughter was completely confused by why Ben has a husband.
December 7, 2022
This book is adorable, interesting to ready for young readers, and is a great example of a "real" creative child looking to make a difference.
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