64. Much Better than CATS — Esther Averill’s Jenny and the Cat Club

Kim’s niece Chloe joins us for this mini episode on Esther Averill’s quirky and beloved children’s series Jenny and the Cat Club. In 1954, one of the titles, Jenny’s Birthday Book, was named The New York Times’ Best Children Book of the Year. 

Discussed in this episode: 

Andrew Lloyd Weber’s CATS

Jenny and the Cat Club by Esther Averill

New York Review of Books’ Children’s Book Club Subscription

Jenny’s Birthday Book by Esther Averill

A Cat Called Room 8 by Virginia Finley and Beverly Mason

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