Catwings

Catwings is a series of four American children's picture books written by Ursula K. Le Guin, illustrated by S. D. Schindler, and originally published by Scholastic from 1988 to 1999.

They gain its trust, find their mother, and learn that the kitten is hers – lost when their first home, an old dumpster, was moved.

In the country, a self-important young cat named Alexander leaves home and finds the catwings family.

All four books were reissued by Orchard/Scholastic in May 2003 with cover designs that display their titles under a common banner that shows "A Catwings Tale", uppercase.

Schindler's exquisitely detailed drawings, warmed with the softest of added color, make a perfect accompaniment to what should serve as a satisfying young reader or as a read-aloud".

[9] Reviewing the sequel six months later, Kirkus observed: "Like its predecessor, this is a rather mild little story made interesting by its beguiling subject, the author's wit and felicitous use of language, and the illustrator's fine, splendidly detailed drawings".

If You Should Hear a Honey Guide, April Pulley Sayre (Houghton Mifflin, 1995) was recognized by a 1995 Smithsonian Award for outstanding natural history and Don't Fidget a Feather!, Erica Silverman (Simon & Schuster Children's, 1994) with a 1996–97 California Young Reader Medal.

[11][14] WorldCat reports that Catwings (1988) ranks fourth among Schindler's books most widely held in participating libraries.