Ginger

"Ginger ‘s almost in a similar thread to I Love Guinea Pigs , in that it is about the authors own cats—Ginger is a real cat. The design of this book gets me as well. It’s so beautifully put together and so clean because there’s no background. There’s just gorgeous typography telling an absolutely touching story. Again, it’s non-fiction. If you’ve got a cat, you can relate to it—but I’d never had a cat when I first read it and I still loved it. And it’s great to read aloud. A few lines just here and there just capture, quite delicately, everything about these two cats. Support Five Books Five Books interviews are expensive to produce. If you're enjoying this interview, please support us by donating a small amount . This story is about how Ginger loves his basket and how he loves his life. But then a kitten appears and he’s pretty cheesed off about it. The kitten follows him about and annoys him, and eats his food, and steals his basket. Ginger leaves home because he’s so cross. In the end, of course, the kitten and Ginger become friends and love each other. It’s just gorgeous. The illustrations are scratchy and simple. I like the fact that they’re a bit wonky. They capture the essence rather than trying to do exactly what is there, which I think is clever. It’s a beautiful, stylish book."