Miss Mellie’s Kitten Academy Poems, Volume One: Illinois

This whimsical, engaging, and beautifully illustrated book of rhyme introduces the reader to a host of adorable kittens—all graduates of Kitten Academy, a kitten foster specializing in pregnant cats and their litters. Kitten Academy, as stated in its tagline, is “where kittens learn to cat,” as each “class” is nurtured and groomed for successful adoption. It also introduces the couple who established Kitten Academy in 2015, as well as their pets that serve as the faculty, imparting their collective knowledge and wisdom to their young pupils. Kitten Academy’s 24-hour YouTube live stream and almost daily live close-ups reach potential adopters all over the continental US, while providing endless hours of kitten antics to entertain and delight thousands of faithful fans around the world. Miss Mellie and Umbra Love—both members of the Kitten Academy online community, living in Southern California and Moscow, Russia, respectively—have joined their talents to create this poetic tribute. With more than forty humorous and often touching poems, (“Fable’s Moral,” “A Tale from Three Litterary Tails,” “Verses from the Very Well Versed Kittens,” “Solemates Who Need Soul Mates,” and “Graduation Tantrums,” to name just a few), accompanied by a-hundred-and-twenty-five enchanting color illustrations, Miss Mellie’s Kitten Academy Poems, like Kitten Academy itself, gives us a closer look at the myriad of distinct, irresistible personalities among this otherwise enigmatic and sometimes confounding species. This book will perhaps be most meaningful to those who spent hours watching and falling in love with the very kittens and mom-cats represented in its pages, but it’s sure to delight anyone who is a lover of, and typically, willing servant to, anywhere from one domestic feline to a menagerie. If that describes you, you will enjoy this book. You might even be inspired to check out Kitten Academy’s YouTube channel and join in the fun! Proceeds from all sales will be donated to non-profit pet rescue organizations in the US.