Her character designs are skillfully consistent and refreshingly diverse, as is appropriate for a story set in New York City. The sweet and funny nature of this book is expertly reflected in Yue’s energetic art and seemingly effortless line work. Young readers will revel in the heroic antics, and older ones, like me, will be tickled by the Easter eggs strewn throughout. The villain appears to have an activist streak. Piper, the grouchy, pet-hating building superintendent.Īs Katie figures out how to pacify these über-felines, it becomes clear that the Moustress is targeting hypocrites and liars with a penchant for animal cruelty. And yes, they are evil: While Katie catsits, they get up to all sorts of mayhem - trashing Ms. They also boast more unusual talents, such as mixed martial arts, weapons expertise and 3-D printer modeling (all of which will prove useful later). Not come-when-you-call smart, although they do, but genius-level smart, and rather anthropomorphic: They play video games, take baths and clean house.
The city is experiencing a rash of dastardly crimes perpetrated by a villain called the Moustress, who in turn is being hunted by the Eastern Screech, an owl-based superhero of dubious ability who still lives with his parents. So far, this seems like a humorous tale of resourcefulness and friendship. Luckily, she runs into Madeline Lang, a stylish and somewhat mysterious figure, who hires Katie at a very generous hourly rate to catsit in the evenings for her (gasp) 217 cats. It’s slow going: She fails miserably at the odd chores she offers to do for her neighbors, and with each passing day her friends seem farther away, both geographically and emotionally. Katie Spera is a 12-year-old New Yorker trying to earn enough money to join her more affluent best pals at summer camp.
So I felt simultaneous tinges of reluctance and delight at the prospect of reading “Katie the Catsitter,” the first book in the latest graphic novel series from Colleen AF Venable and Stephanie Yue (the team behind “Guinea PI(G), Pet Shop Private Eye”). I’m in awe of their haughty demeanor but afraid of being judged. I adore their elegant agility but fear their claws. I have always had a fraught relationship with cats. KATIE THE CATSITTER Written by Colleen AF Venable Illustrated by Stephanie Yue
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