Acrobat Cats

Sagwa

by George Daugherty, Gretchen Schields (Illustrator), Amy Tan (Creator)

From acclaimed author Amy Tan comes an entirely different kind of heroine: She's playful. She's curious. She's imaginative. She's Sagwa—the Chinese Siamese Cat!

There's an old folktale that if you dig a hole straight through the center of the Earth, you will end up in China. Sagwa is an easier way for children to explore this rich and fascinating culture.

Sagwa lives in the palace, which is nice but not very exciting. Then she sees a bunch of acrobat cats—acrocats! Now she doesn't want to practice her calligraphy anymore, she wants to be an acrocat! But being an acrocat (or is it catrobat? Sagwa isn't sure.) is hard work and needs lots of practice. Sagwa realizes that she may never be a great acrocat, but she has many talents all her own.

32 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2002

Reviews

[Kest Schwartzman · Rating 1 out of 5]

A book based on a series based on a book; this abomination reads like the end of a game of telephone that it is

[Autumn Kearney · Rating 3 out of 5]

Acrobat Cats is a book based on Sagwa The Chinese Siamese Cat, written by Amy Tan. It’s quite short. My copy is only twelve pages long. The cutest part is Fu Fu the bat. She wears glasses. It’s the first bat that I know of that needs them.

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Adorable little book given to Emma from Daddy. Sagwa is reminded that everyone has a special talent-she just has to find her own.