Catwings

Catwings

by Ursula K. Le Guin

Catwings

"Mrs. Jane Tabby can't explain why her four precious kittens were born with wings, but gladly she's grateful that they are able to use their flying skills to soar away from the dangerous city slums where they were born. However, once the kittens escape the big city, they learn that country life can be just as difficult!" thumb|Cover of the second book (1989)

Catwings Return

James and Harriet return to the city to find their mother. When they arrive, they find a small black kitten with wings, isolated and traumatized. They gain its trust, find their mother, and learn that the kitten is hers – lost when their first home, an old dumpster, was moved. Mother Jane declines to leave the city but asks James and Harriet to take the kitten with them. They do, and the rural children who have cared for them name her Jane.

Wonderful Alexander and the Catwings

In the country, a self-important young cat named Alexander leaves home and finds the catwings family. He grows up as he helps Jane talk.

Jane on Her Own

Young Jane leaves her farm family and returns to the city. She and mother Jane find a home with a woman in an apartment.