5 years old girl Belle gets a sweet cat, named Pearl, whom becomes her best friend. The two teach each other essential things, chatting together “with wiggles and squirms”. A feline-human idyllic. One day Belle notices that her Pearl is having a hard time climbing trees, eating twice as she used to, sleeps a lot and hungry most of the time – Pearl became pregnant. Then, the awaited day arrives and a second kitten came to the world. But soon, many more days like this one come, and the house gets filled with kittens – a troublesome situation which should be quickly resolved.

2013 | 48 pp. | Age 3+ | English translation available | Rights Sold: Korean, Hebrew

“A must book. An incredibly sweet book… when you see the wonderful illustrations in the book, you would like to adopt both the girl and the kitten.” – Osnat Blair, Lihiot Horim, magazin for parents

“The writing is flowing, suitable for kids, and accompanied with beautiful and special illustrations by the author, which is a winning combination. Not only for cat lovers.” – Adi S. Bashan, Horim Veyeladim, magazin

“Dramatic and extraordinary style. Reuven’s ability to convey emotions and atmosphere is admirable. Exclusive, impressive and grandiose visual journey.” – Tamar Hochshtater, HaPinkas, journal

Hadar Reuven is a gifted artist. Her creative and artistic talent were already recognized at childhood, and at age of 14 she was invited to participate in a Program of Sciences and Arts for Gifted Students – Weizmann Institute of Science. She exhibits her art and illustration in solo exhibitions and group exhibitions throughout the world.