Boris

"It's a grand experience, this set of poems, this rumination on the cat and the human condition" (School Library Journal).

Boris is a big gray cat who loves sleeping and playing and exploring and hunting. And his owner loves him for all of his simple cat ways.

But Boris, typical as he may be, is part of a much larger story in this moving exploration of love, longing, compassion, and most of all, the continuous give-and-take of companionship.

Newbery Medal recipient Cynthia Rylant's ...