Big Cat Dreaming by Margaret Wild (1996) was a pleasant surprise. The child narrator is not named; however they visit Grandma with a little sister on holidays. Grandma has a Big Cat and Small Dog. The cat is very big. I wonder if it's a Maine Coon. But this story isn't actually about the cat. This story is about dreaming of younger days. Big Cat falls asleep first, and Naomi asks Grandma what the cat is dreaming. Grandma says "'firecracker kittens, full of fizz and hiss.'" Small Dog dreams of puppy days, "'digging here, digging there, chewing this, chewing that.'" When Grandma wakes up from a nap, she says she dreamed of her childhood playing hide and seek. In the evening, the two children join two neighbors to play hide and seek in the dark. Then, Grandma goes outside and joins in the fun. Anne Spudvilas' paintings are soft and lovely, beautiful additions to the text.
