There are so many books by Canadian authors and illustrators that feature felines that I can only provide a limited (!) number of titles and specs here. Sorry, no room for even the briefest of synopses.
PICTURE BOOKS
By Mora Skelton
Illustrated by Janet Wilson
Lester Publishing
32 pp.
Ages 4-6
1994
Caramba
By Marie-Louise Gay
Groundwood Books
40 pp.
Ages 4+
2005
Groundwood Books
40 pp.
Ages 4+
2005
Caramba and Henry
By Marie-Louise Gay
Groundwood Books
40 pp.
Ages 4+
2011
Groundwood Books
40 pp.
Ages 4+
2011
By Dennis Lee
Illustrated by Gillian Johnson
Key Porter Books
32 pp.
Ages 4-8
2001
The Cat Came Back
By Fred Penner
Illustrated by Renee Reichert
Roaring Brook Press
32 pp.
Ages 4-7
2005
The Cat Came Back
By Bill Slavin
Kids Can Press
32 pp.
Ages 5-9
1992
A Cat in a Kayak
By Maria Coffey
Illustrated by Eugenie Fernandes
Annick Press
32 pp.
Ages 3-7
1998
A Cat Adrift
By Maria Coffey
Illustrated by Eugenie Fernandes
Annick Press
32 pp.
Ages 3-7
2002
The Cat's Pajamas
By Wallace Edwards
Kids Can Press
32 pp.
Ages 4-8
2010
Chester
By Mélanie Watt
Kids Can Press
32 pp.
Ages 4-8
2007
Chester’s Back!
By Mélanie Watt
Kids Can Press
32 pp.
Ages 4-8
2008
Chester’s Masterpiece
By Mélanie Watt
Kids Can Press
32 pp.
Ages 4-8
2010
By Stephanie Simpson McLellan
Illustrated by Sean Cassidy
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
32 pp.
Ages 3-8
2000
Give Maggie a Chance
By Frieda Wishinsky
Illustrated by Dean Griffiths
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
32 pp.
Ages 5-7
2002
Maggie Can't Wait
By Frieda Wishinsky
Illustrated by Dean Griffiths
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
32 pp.
Ages 2-6
2009
The Klondike Cat
By Julie Lawson
Illustrated by Paul Mombourquette
Kids Can Press
32 pp.
Ages 5-9
2002
Lucy Maud and the Cavendish Cat
By Lynn Manuel
Illustrated by Janet Wilson
Tundra
32 pp.
Ages 7-10
1997
Miss Meow Pageant
By Ricardo Keens-Douglas
Illustrated by Marie laFrance
Annick Press
32 pp.
Ages 4-8
1998
By Lois Simmie
Illustrated by Cynthia Nugent
Red Deer College Press
32 pp.
Ages 5-8
1995
Mister Got To Go and Arnie
By Lois Simmie
Illustrated by Cynthia Nugent
Red Deer Press
32 pp.
Ages 4+
2012
Mister Got To Go, Where Are You?
By Lois Simmie
Illustrated by Cynthia Nugent
Red Deer Press
32 pp.
Ages 4+
2014
My Cat Isis
By Catherine Austen
Illustrated by Virginie Egger
Kids Can Press
32 pp.
Ages 3-7
2011
Nat the Cat Can Sleep Like That
By Victoria Allenby
Illustrated by Tara Anderson
Pajama Press
32 pp.
Ages 2-5
2013
Pounce de Leon
By Tim Wynne-Jones
Illustrated by Alfredo Tapia
Red Deer Press
32 pp.
Ages 4-7
2009
Pussycat, Pussycat, Where Have You Been?
By Dan Bar-el
Illustrated by Rae Maté
Simply Read Books
32 pp.
Ages 4-8
2011
The Sleeping Porch
By Ian Wallace
Groundwood Books
32 pp.
Ages 4-7
2008
The Snow Cat
By Dayal Kaur Khalsa
Tundra
24 pp.
Ages 4-8
1992
Stanley’s Little Sister
By Linda Bailey
Illustrated by Bill Slavin
Kids Can Press
32 pp.
Ages 2-8
2010
True Story
By Marty Chan
Illustrated by Lorna Bennett
Ink Jockey
32 pp.
Ages 3-6
2009
Wellington’s Rainy Day
By Carolyn Beck
Illustrated by Brooke Kerrigan
Orca Book Publishers
32 pp.
Ages 4-7
2011
(previous title: Have You Seen Josephine?)
By Stéphane Poulin
Tundra
24 pp.
Ages 4-8
2003
(previous title: Can You Catch Josephine?)
By Stéphane Poulin
Tundra
24 pp.
Ages 4-8
2003
Could You Stop Josephine?By Stéphane Poulin
Tundra
24 pp.
Ages 4-8
1986
You Can’t Rush a Cat
By Karleen Bradford
Illustrated by Leslie Elizabeth Watts
Orca Book Publishers
32 pp.
Ages 5-8
2003
Zoom
By Tim Wynne-Jones
Illustrated by Eric Beddows
Groundwood Books
32 pp.
Ages 3-7
2009
Zoom at Sea
By Tim Wynne-Jones
Illustrated by Eric Beddows
House of Anansi
32 pp.
Ages 3-7
1990
Zoom Upstream
By Tim Wynne-Jones
Illustrated by Eric Beddows
Groundwood Books
32 pp.
Ages 3-7
1992
Zoom Away
By Tim Wynne-Jones
Illustrated by Eric Beddows
Groundwood Books
32 pp.
Ages 3-7
1993
EASY READERS, GRAPHIC NOVELS and NOVELS
Andrew, Catch that Cat!
By Deanne Lee Bingham
Illustrated by Kim LaFave
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
46 pp.
Ages 6-9
1999
Any Pet Will Do
By Nancy
Shouse
Orca Book Publishers
106 pp.
Ages 8-11
2005
Binky the Space Cat
By Ashley Spires
Kids Can Press
64 pp.
Ages 7-10
2009
64 pp.
Ages 7-10
2009
Binky to the Rescue
By Ashley Spires
Kids Can Press
64 pp.
Ages 7-10
2010
64 pp.
Ages 7-10
2010
Binky Under Pressure
By Ashley Spires
Kids Can Press
64 pp.
Ages 7-10
2011
Kids Can Press
64 pp.
Ages 7-10
2011
The Birthday Girl
By Jean Little
Illustrated by June Lawrason
Orca Book Publishers
64 pp.
Ages 7-8
2004
Catboy
By Eric Walters
Orca Book Publishers
229 pp.
Ages 9-11
2011
Hunter
By Eric Walters
Orca Book Publishers
208 pp.
Ages 9-11
September 2012
Cat’s Eye Corner
By Terry Griggs
Raincoast Books
168 pp.
Ages 9-12
2002
The Circus Dogs of Prague
By Rachel Delaney
Puffin Canada
192 pp.
Ages 8+
2014
Feral
By Bev Cooke
Orca Book Publishers
197 pp.
Ages 13-15
2008
Fred's Dream Cat
By Marie-Danielle Croteau
Illustrated by Bruno St-Aubin
Translated by Sarah Cummins
Formac Publishing
61 pp.
Ages 8-9
1995
The Nine Lives of Travis Keating
By Jill MacLean
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
217 pp.
Ages 8-12
2008
The Present Tense of Prinny Murphy
By Jill MacLean
Fitzhenry & Whiteside
217 pp.
Ages 8-12
2009
Nutz!
By Virginia Frances Schwartz
Illustrated by Christina Leist
Tradewind Books
120 pp.
Ages 8-11
2011
By Virginia Frances Schwartz
Illustrated by Christina Leist
Tradewind Books
120 pp.
Ages 8-11
2011
Plain Kate
By Erin Bow
Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic Canada
314 pp.
Ages 12-15
2010
TJ and the Cats
By Hazel Hutchins
Orca Book Publishers
108 pp.
Ages 8-11
2002
TJ and the Rockets
By Hazel Hutchins
Orca Book Publishers
105 pp.
Ages 8-11
2004
TJ and the Quiz Kids
By Hazel Hutchins
Orca Book Publishers
128 pp.
Ages 8-11
2007
Apologies to those authors and illustrators whose books I missed including in this list, but my little one is calling for her tuna juice and I shouldn't keep her waiting, ever.
HAPPY WORLD CAT DAY!
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