Judith Kerr’s Mog has delighted us with her adventures across 17 different books: from 1970 to 2015.
If your little one loves Mog, then here are some other cat-ommendations you might try:
Mog: what to read next
Judith Kerr’s Mog is arguably the best cat in children’s fiction, and certainly one of the most loved. But which other books can you try if your child is a huge Mog the cat fan? Here are loads of suggestions from both us and other families.
For picture books featuring everyday family life
The Mog books excelled at showing everyday family life. Mylo Freeman’s Hair: It’s a Family Affair is a lovely representation of a modern black family. Mina Javaherbin and Lindsey Yankey’s My Grandma and Me is a delightful book about the loving relationship between granddaughter and grandmother, set in Iran, and Jenny Duke’s Where Did You Go Today? features a dad taking his little girl to the park, where she imagines all manner of adventures.
For little ones who might be getting a cat for a pet
Lulu Gets A Cat is one of the Lulu series by Anna McQuinn and Rosalind Beardshaw, which excel in depicting everyday experiences for little ones. In this book, Lulu gets everything ready at home for her new pet, which her mummy adopts from the cat shelter.
Books by fellow BookTrust Lifetime Achievement Award winners
Judith Kerr was awarded our Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016 for her huge contribution to children’s books and childhoods everywhere.
In 2018, we awarded the prize jointly to John Burningham and Helen Oxenbury. Try John Burningham’s Come Away From the Water, Shirley, Picnic and The Way To The Zoo, or Helen Oxenbury’s So Much with Trish Cooke or There’s Going to Be a Baby (for households where new siblings are imminent)!
For cat-themed books for slightly older readers
Gwyneth Rees and Becka Moor’s accessible adventure Super Cats is full of action; Malorie Blackman’s early reader Ellie and the Cat tells the story of a magical cat-human body swap; and Sue Mongredien and Kate Pankhurst’s fun and silly Captain Cat and the Treasure Map will delight with plenty of puns, silly names and pirate adventure.
Lastly, Nick Sharratt’s The Cat and the King and its sequel Nice Work for the Cat and the King are hilarious and full of catty character.
For other animal fun
If your child loves cats, then chances are they’ll also love other animal characters, too! In fact, the lovably mischievous Hairy Maclary dog was a massively popular choice. If you haven’t read the Hairy Maclary books by Lynley Dodd, you’re in for a treat.
Of course, if you want an even BIGGER cat from the amazing Judith Kerr, then turn to another of her timeless classics, The Tiger Who Came to Tea.
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Those are some of our ideas – but what about you? What do you love reading?
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