Mrs. Katz and Tush by Patricia Polacco
Random House Children’s Books, re-release 2009
Ages 4-8
Cautions: References to death

Kiwi Magazine Description:
Bonding over kugel, conversation and cats, neighbors Mrs. Katz and Larnel become the best of friends. It’s a lovely story of an unlikely pair who solidify a forever friendship through shared experience and love.

Author’s Description:
In this special Passover story, Larnel Moore, a young African-American boy, and Mrs. Katz, an elderly Jewish woman, develop an unusual friendship through their mutual concern for an abandoned cat named Tush. Together they explore the common themes of suffering and triumph in each of their cultures.

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