Those Darn Squirrels and the Cat Next Door by Adam Rubin (2011)

This book is about Old Man Fookwire and his annoyance of the neighborhood squirrels. That is until his new neighbor, Little Old Lady Hu and her cat Muffins, move in next door. Muffins begins torturing the squirrels until they execute a plan that leads Muffins to spend the rest of his life indoors.

This book was very enjoyable. The language was creative and the text really flowed. The illustrations were spunky and gave the story a lot of style. One thing I really enjoyed about this book is that they text wasn't always found in the same spot on each page. The changing of the text location gave the book flair and seem to help the text flow in a creative way.

I think this would be another fun read book for lower to mid elementary grades. I could see students drawing images along with the story to create their own solution to the cat problem. You could also have the children creatively write about how they think the best (and most unique) way to get rid of Muffins would be.