Curious Cats: In Art and Poetry

by Metropolitan Museum of Art, William Lach (Editor)

Classic poems about cats are matched with works of art from the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Genres: Poetry, Art, Cats, Animals, Childrens, Picture Books

48 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1999

About the author

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, (colloquially, the “Met”) is the largest art museum in the United States.

It was founded on April 13, 1870, "to be located in the City of New York, for the purpose of establishing and maintaining in said city a Museum and library of art, of encouraging and developing the study of the fine arts, and the application of arts to manufacture and practical life, of advancing the general knowledge of kindred subjects, and, to that end, of furnishing popular instruction."

Reviews

[em (lattereads) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such beautiful artwork paired with wonderful poems. I definitely want to buy a copy to keep for myself.

[Alex Reborn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Most of the poems are adorable and they have a really nice rhythm. The illustrations are varied, but everything in there is about cats, so that's nice. Too bad it was so short.

[Marsha Valance · Rating 4 out of 5]

A beautiful book, in which historic poems about cats are matched with works of art from the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

[Trish · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a book of poetry about cats.

[SarahSmith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lots of great poems about cats! Great for kids and cat lovers alike!

[alex · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've recently fallen in love with cats — ever since I read Murakami.