I Knead My Mommy: and Other Poems by Kittens - Francesco Marciuliano - ★★★.½

AUTHOR: Francesco Marciuliano

GENRE: Animal Poetry, Humour.

PUBLICATION DATE: August 5, 2014

RATING: 3.5 stars.

In a Nutshell: A poetry collection for kitten lovers. Fun to read. Plenty of cute kitty photos. Recommended to those who like cats or poems, preferably both.

I’m more of a dog person, but cats are a close second favourite. So when I chanced upon some titles in my library written by this author, I knew I’d give them a go. Books with interesting titles such as “I Could Pee on This” and “I Could Chew on This” are tough to resist! The cutest one was this book. I simply love the pun in “I Knead My Mommy.” 😄

We know how people describe their kittens, but how do kittens describe their humans? What do they mean when they maul your furnishings or toss your valuables onto the floor or grab your face with those teeny but pointy claws?

Here’s a poetry collection that will help you understand the thought process of kittens. I suppose it can be called an OwnVoices work as it comes straight from the feline perspectives. 😉

There’s not much I can say about the book except that it does what it promises. There are plenty of humorous poems written *by kittens* guiding us through their thought process and rectifying our flawed assumptions about their supposedly destructive behaviour. Not all the poems are funny though; a couple are somewhat bittersweet.

The poems are in free verse; that’s all I can tell you about the poetic merit of this work. As a poetry-phobe, I anyway didn’t borrow this book for a lyrical feast but for the kittens and the humour. So as usual, I read through the poems like I would read text. (Yeah, I know… I’m a philistine!)

The book contains many adorable kitten photos so that our eyes can feast on their scrumptious cuteness.

All in all, this would be a pawsome book for ailurophiles and cat parents and would also make a purrfect gift. This would have been a kittylicious option for human kiddos as well, but some of the poems use words such as “damn”, so discretion is advised based on what parents think about the usage of that word.

Ending this review with one of the poems I enjoyed:

Curious

Intrigued

Inquisitive

Fascinated

Captivated

Spying

Prying

Curious

This is who I am

This is how I live

This is why I'm now covered

In flour, fudge, and Scotch