Katie the Catsitter

Author Colleen AF Venable Illustrated by Stephanie Yue

Grades 6-8 Ages 8-12

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The first book of a purr-fectly irresistible graphic novel series about friendship, superheroes, and cats—lots of cats!

“Readers will revel in the heroic antics.”—The New York Times

“Ideal for readers seeking the whimsy of Dav Pilkey’s 'Dog Man' tempered with the reassuring tone of Raina Telgemeier’s work.”—School Library Journal

Twelve-year-old Katie is dreading a boring summer alone in New York City while her best friend is away at camp—something that's way out of Katie and her mom's budget. That is, unless Katie can figure out a way to earn the money for camp herself. But when Katie gets a job cat sitting for her mysterious upstairs neighbor, Madeline, life gets interesting.

For starters, Madeline has 217 cats (!) and they're not exactly . . . normal. Also, why is she always out EXACTLY when the city's most notorious villain commits crimes?! Is it possible that Katie's upstairs neighbor is really a super villain? Can Katie wrangle a whole lot of wayward cats, save a best friendship (why is Beth barely writing back? And who's this boy she keeps talking about?!), AND crack the biggest story in the city's history? Some heroes have capes . . . Katie has cats!

With irresistible illustrations and laugh-out-loud humor, Katie the Catsitter is a feline-friendly adventure that shows how, with the right catitude, anything is pawsible!

Look for all of the Katie the Catsitter graphic novels, including:

Katie the Catsitter
Katie the Catsitter #2: Best Friends for Never
Katie the Catsitter #3: Secrets and Sidekicks
Katie the Catsitter #4: The Purrfect Plan

Available Formats

Trade Paperback 9781984895639
Hardcover 9780593306321
eBook 9781984895653

State Awards

Connecticut

2022-2023, Nutmeg Book Award, Nominee

Florida

2022-2023, Sunshine State Young Readers Award, Nominee

Illinois

2023, Rebecca Caudill Young Readers’ Award, Nominee

2024, AISLE Readers’ Choice Awards, Selection

Indiana

2023-2024, Young Hoosier Book Award, Nominee

Kansas

2021, Kansas NEA Reading Circle, Selection

Maine

2022-2023, Maine Student Book Award, Nominee

North Carolina

2023, North Carolina Children’s Book Award, Nominee

Pennsylvania

2024-2025, Pennsylvania Young Readers’ Choice Award, Nominee

Rhode Island

2023, Rhode Island Children’s Book Award, Nominee

South Carolina

2022, South Carolina Book Awards, Nominee

Texas

2022, Texas Little Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List, Selection

Vermont

2022-2023, Golden Dome Book Award, Nominee

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