Let me just say I'm biased - I love T.S. Eliot. I loved Cats much longer before then, so when I found out the entire musical came from his poetry book Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, I flipped. I cannot read these poems without singing it or humming along. T.S Eliot wrote that book, which Mr. Mistoffelees is pulled from, all based off of his niece's imagination. He'd ask her about the cats she'd play with and hence Jellicles were born. If you want a poem with lots of imagination and wondrous prose-ish plot, go for the cats.
Fair warning, this may appear on another review of a T.S Eliot Jellicle cat picture book, "Mr. Mistoffelees and Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer." ( )

Collection of three poems pulled from 'Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats' (Eliot). Poems about cats and dogs including Growltiger's Last Stand, The Pekes and the Pollicles, and The Song of the Jellicles. The Illustrations provided by Errol Le Cain are rich in detail and energy. They do a nice job of bring Eliot's words to life.

This book is a great way to introduce kids to a fantastic poet.

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