Author: Kelly Trumble
Illustrator: Laszlo Kubinyi
Format: Paperback
Published: Clarion Books, 1996

Meticulously researched text describes the importance of cats in ancient Egyptian religious beliefs. Trumble explains the ways in which respect for cats as sacred symbols evolved over thousands of years into a fanatical belief in cats' divinity that contributed to the Persian conquest of Egypt. The process of mummification is thoroughly explained.

"Cat mummies...thousands and thousands of them...what kid could resist?"     ~The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"Laszlo Kubinyi's watercolors have a quiet, delicate charm. The artist has taken pains to supply the kind of thoughtful, realistic detailing that a good nonfiction picture book should possess."     ~The New York Times