A Purr-fect Sukkot

"Adorable cartoon kitties excitedly build a sukkah and celebrate the holiday. The bouncy rhyming text includes clear, simple explanations of Sukkot customs."

—Association of Jewish Libraries Fall 2026 Holiday Highlight

"The feline trio from Purr-im Time (2023) and A Purr-fect Passover (2025) return to celebrate the autumn holiday of Sukkot. These adorable kitties look forward to a festive week of shared fun with friends. They plan and build the sukkah using appropriate tools and protective gear and following ancient instructions as to size and materials. The roof is hung with fronds and branches interlaced with fragrant citron and decorated with colorful paper chains and gourds. After creating delicious treats ('tiny sukkahs made / from heaps of tempting sweets'), the felines are ready to hunker down in their sleeping bags for the first night. The next morning, friends arrive, among them birds, a bunny, a squirrel, a mouse, and more kitties, all most welcome. They shake the leafy lulav fronds, breathe in the heady scent of the etrog citron, and savor a rich feast. One kitty tells the others the story of Sukkot—both a harvest celebration and a remembrance of how the Jews wandered the desert with only simple huts for shelter. For this upbeat, fast-paced tale, Waldman relies on lilting, four-line, action-packed rhymes. Chen's bright, highly detailed cartoons complement the tale, depicting the kitties’ intense joy at every step. Appended are instructions for making edible mini sukkahs out of candies, graham crackers, and pretzel sticks. Thoroughly delightful. (Picture book. 5-9)"

—Kirkus Reviews

"With per­fect­ly scan­ning rhymes, sweet illus­tra­tions, and gen­tle lessons about a won­der­ful fall hol­i­day, this charm­ing pic­ture book pre­pares young chil­dren for Sukkot and explains many of its features.

As cud­dly, adorable kit­tens pre­pare for the hol­i­day, they demon­strate the build­ing of a sukkah, its dec­o­ra­tion, the acqui­si­tion of a lulav and etrog, and the per­vad­ing sense of fun asso­ci­at­ed with the hol­i­day, while sub­tly weav­ing sub­stan­tial infor­ma­tion into the nar­ra­tive. Chil­dren who love ani­mals, espe­cial­ly kit­tens, will be par­tic­u­lar­ly charmed, and even those who don’t will be caught up in the hol­i­day prepa­ra­tions and joy.

Bright, appeal­ing, col­or­ful illus­tra­tions of a lov­ing­ly pre­pared sukkah, scrump­tious foods, and heart­warm­ing pets, com­bine with a sparkling text to make this book a delight. A fun craft project is includ­ed, increas­ing the poten­tial for engage­ment with hol­i­day joy."

—Jewish Book Council

Praise for the Series:

"Exuding joy and enthusiasm." —Kirkus Reviews

"Thoroughly enjoyable and entertaining, this is a first purchase." —School Library Journal Starred Review