Katje the Windmill Cat

Katje the Windmill Cat

Hello!

In our homeschool we are using The Story of the World for our history spine.  I really value the activity book that comes with this because it recommends lots of additional books you can read to learn more about the period.  It includes both fiction and non-fiction in its lists.

A lovely picture book that we just read this past weekend is Katje the Windmill Cat

  It is a sweet book that is set in Holland in 1421 and recounts a violent storm that blew in from the North Sea.  We have been learning about the low level of the country in our history reading and how the Dutch were always fighting back the sea.  This was a perfect way to illustrate that point to my daughter.  Through the pictures and the story we have firmly set in our minds how life was during this period in time.

The faithful cat in this story is pushed aside when her owner marries and has a baby.  Based on true events, the cat saves the baby when a terrible flood sweeps away the cradle.

If you like a story that is short and sweet and easy to read but has a bit of depth to it, you might enjoy Katje the Windmill CatI know we did!

Have a blessed week...
Krista :)