Alley Cat’s Kitten

No one ever called the Alley Cat beautiful. Born to a pedigreed mother who had never produced such a terrible kitten, she survived a tragedy that took her siblings but could not escape her own plainness. When cruel remarks about her brindled coat and yellow sides finally became too much to bear, she ran away to become an alley cat - and discovered that worth is not measured by looks. This 1916 fable carries the quiet power of a children's story that doesn't talk down to its readers. It is about finding belonging when you don't fit in, about learning that courage and heart matter more than a beautiful coat. The homeliest kitten in the world finds her place in the shadows, and in doing so, finds herself.