10.20.07
Henry and Mudge and the Happy Cat: Thoughts
This is such a sweet story. I liked the description of the cat looking like smashed prunes! I also liked the flip of the cat being Mudge’s mother, but also named Dave. That was a great gender reversal. I liked that the cat defied expectations - it was neat and ‘mom-like’, but owned by a man in a masculine job! It was really awesome.
Oh! And Henry - a boy - cried without comment. It just was. Every kid cries, boy or girl, but we don’t often see fictional boys do it!