Cat & Cat Adventures: The Quest for Snacks : A Graphic Novel by Susie Yi
- Cana Clark
- Jun 28
- 3 min read
For ages 6 to 10, Cat & Cat Adventures is a magical, friend-filled adventure with plenty of action and adorable critters! This graphic novel series is exactly the type of book I would've loved as a child—every chapter features fun new magical creatures: catfish, lava dogs, bun-fairies, and mystical spirits. Who can resist adorable magical critters?
Our story begins with cats Squash and Ginny sneaking into the cupboard when their human leaves for work. They gorge on snacks in a secret kitty hideaway until all the snacks are gone. Luckily, Squash has a magic wand and potion maker they can use to create an unlimited snack potion. They'll need three magical ingredients to create the potion. Unfortunately, Ginny gets a bit too eager and breaks the wand, sending both cats through a portal to Mewmaid Ocean. Of course, the unexpected journey breaks their magic wand. Thus begins a three-part journey through a mystical land to gather ingredients and find their way back home.
On their quest for the ingredients, Squash and Ginny race a catfish (a cat mermaid, not a real-life whiskery fish), help a lava dog find his way home, solve a volcano spirit's riddle, and take a hot air balloon to a dying rainforest.
At the rainforest, the pattern of the story breaks. Squash and Ginny meet the queen of the bun-fairies, Lotus, who tells them she can't give them the magical rain from the rainforest because the forest is in a drought. The rainforest spirit is sick and stuck at the top of a mountain. The bun-fairies can't fly up due to strong winds, but Squash and Ginny offer to make the climb. First, however, Lotus needs to finish creating a medicine for the rainforest spirit. The last two ingredients? The exact items that Squash and Ginny worked so hard to get at the beginning of their journey.
Squash and Ginny discuss whether or not to help, as well as reflect on their adventures. Perhaps everything didn't go to plan... but they did have fun and make a lot of new friends. Finally, they decide to give their hard-won ingredients to Lotus. With the medicine complete, the cats make the harrowing climb to rescue the rainforest spirit.
The medicine works and the rainforest spirit is healed! To thank the cats, Lotus gives Squash and Ginny an unlimited snack potion and a new wand, all made possible by the rainforest's recovery. Our heroes ask for one more thing... a snack party! All the critters from the adventure are invited.
I loved this first installment of Cat & Cat Adventures. The main characters, Squash and Ginny, are charming protagonists with room for growth — Squash is a planner who doesn't like unexpected obstacles; Ginny is impatient and charges forward without thinking. By the end of the book, they both apologize to each other, giving them a chance to realize their differences are what make them a good team.
The adventure features fun activities and real stakes. Kids will love meeting the different magical creatures, as well as cheering on the characters. The entire quest being in pursuit of snacks is adorable and lightens the tone of a story that contains real challenges and obstacles. Squash and Ginny develop over the course of the story and their growth is rewarded. Of course, the ending leaves room for a sequel, which I will be happy to pick up next!
Book Info
Title: Cat & Cat Adventures: The Quest for Snacks : A Graphic Novel
Publisher: Harper Alley/HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780063083806
Author: Susie Yi
Illustrator: Susie Yi
Pub date: Sept 2021
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