What I got from this book is to help and cheer our friends to be themselves. The cats are so cute and lovely in this.

This is my first children's book that I have picked up from Netgalley for a review. I thought it would be a nice way to get some books that my 10 month old son might like as well as a way to share my thoughts on the book with other parents (hopefully).

I chose this book for a few reasons, first its about a tuxedo cat. My family has 4 cats, none of which are a Tuxedo cat but I had one as I was growing up. Secondly, its about cats and we love cats. Thirdly, it had pictures which I thought would be nice for my son.

Rembrandt, if you haven't already deduced, is a tuxedo cat and while he is outside playing, he comes across Callie, a Callico cat. Callie and Rembrandt play together throughout the day while also looking for Callie's "meow" as she has never meowed before. Rembrandt also has an older brother who has never meowed.

I thought that the story moved slowly and was quite repetitive. Rembrandt and Callie look in seven different places for her "meow". I also found it difficult to figure out what the plot of the story was until I was 50% through the book. Given that it moves slowly and it is repetitive, I do wonder if a young child would be able to hold attention that long for the story to be completed. I think this book, depending on age, would need to be read in sections. At least, I know that is what I will probably do with my son when I eventually read it to him.

Their is an illustration on each page of the book. The illustrations are rough, but in a good way. They almost remind me of children's drawing. They are bright and colorful and not super detailed. It works well for this book.

Rating: 3 out of 5 because as I previously mentioned the story moved slowly and was quite repetitive. I do think that the number of places that Rembrandt and Callie looked for her "meow" could have been done a fewer number of places.

Thank you to the author, the publisher, and NetGalley for granting me access to this title in exchange for an honest review.

The Adventures of Rembrandt the Tuxedo Cat tells the story of Remy, a young tuxedo cat, who finds a silent calico who he dubs Callie. After making friends with Callie they go off in search of her "meow." It's a cute story about acceptance of people who don't communicate in exected ways and may be helpful for children who are excessively shy or selectively mute.

It felt like there's too much text per page for the reading level this is meant to be. Abbreviating the text or spreading it out over more pages would have fixed this issue. For group reading storytime, such as in a classroom setting, this would only be a teacher's personal preference issue. In paired/guided reading situations and independent reading situations, the amount of text per page may prove intimidating for young readers.

The illustrations are adorable! I must commend the author for making the calico character female, as this is pretty much always the case in reality due to colour instructions in cats being linked to the X-chromosome. As a science nerd and animal lover, I approve and I appreciate the attention to detail.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book for review.
I read this book with my 8 year old who is obsessed with cats. He really, really enjoyed it and joined in the repeated phrases and actions. The art work is of a simple nature but bright and it certainly entertained and kept my son focused. If you have a cat obsessed child as well, I think this is worth checking out for them.

**I received and voluntarily read an e-ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.**

It's a cute concept, but it doesn't work for me. Mostly because the cats don't act like any cats that I've ever seen.

The illustrations are a little too simple, there's nothing to distinguish the cats other than their colors/patterns.

I'm not a fan of the font choice, as it made the words too crowded and harder to read.

Overall, it's okay. Nothing terrible, but nothing special either.

This is a children's picture book about 2 cats called Remy and Callie who become friends and Remy helps Callie to find her voice. The book has beautiful illustrations and a nice story about friends who help each other and take care of each other. It shows that it is ok not to be able to do the same as another person, such as speaking. In the book, the cat only spoke when she was ready to. This can be useful to show a child who has not yet spoken; to let them know that it is ok to speak when they feel ready to do so. I read this book with my daughter and she enjoyed it, although the book was a little bit long for her to concentrate on and it was a bit repetitive. However, it was still a good book and one that we will read together again.

Many thanks to the author, publisher and Netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Remy, a tuxedo cat, befriends a Calico cat whom he names Callie.  The two enjoy playing together with Remy taking the lead.  While Remy purrs all of his communications (com-mew-nications?) , Callie never purrs.  She speaks expressively, for example nodding.


The rest of this picture book is about looking for Callie's voice.  Will she find it?  If yes, what will lead to her purring? 


This book gives kids a couple of messages.  One is that friends don't have to have the same abilities to enjoy each other's company.  Another is that it is okay to do things in one's own time. 


Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher.  All opinions are my own.

I wanted to love this book because I love cats!! I had several problems with this book. First off, the cats don't ACT like cats at all. It would have been better if the author would have studied cats and how they act with each other, etc to make it at least a bit realistic.

Second, I didn't think the illustrations were anything special. All the cats looked pretty much the same except for coloring. The backgrounds were too simple to be interesting.

I'm not sure what the message is in this book? Help a younger kitten (child?). get help from your parents when you get in a jam?

I just wasn't impressed with this book and wouldn't recommend it.

I received an ARC of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.

This is a very sweet story of a cat who has lost her meow. She meets Remy, who says he will Callie find her meow. They go on an adventure to find Callie's meow.

The message of the book is that children will speak when they're ready or they need to and there's no hurry to speak. It's a very sweet book and I would absolutely buy it for a child.

This is an adorable book with cute illustrations that teaches the importance of having patience and helping friends. It will be especially popular with young cat lovers. I look forward to Rembrandt’s next adventure!

Rembrandt is on a mission to help his friend find her meow. They set off on their adventure, but soon run into some trouble. This was a cute story about friends looking out for each other. I think kids will love both of the cats.

The Adventures of Rembrandt the Tuxedo Cat by Marah Walk Carroll is a short story about Remy helping a new friend find her meow. The story is paired with cute, child friendly illustrations. The story and the amount of text per page may be good for a young reader. The themes of making friends and helping friends are a nice teaching point, as well.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing a copy in exchange for an honest review.

This was a special read for me, because one of my most faithful companions ever was a Tuxedo cat named Boots. We spent nine years together,and like Rembrandt in the story, he loves to go outside and roll in the dirt. He was an alpha male, for sure.

In this cute, little picture book, Rembrandt makes a friend, a pretty calico who can’t meow, so he vows to help her go looking for it, and they have lots of adventures while on the hunt.

It’s out in October, and it had an indie feel, in the best possible way. I loved the artwork and the story. I’ll definitely be keeping an eye out for the further adventures of Rembrandt.

This was I think too long of a book to keep the attention of younger children but the story itself may be too young for older children. As an adult, I didn’t love the Callie was only able to meow because she was scared. So overall I think this missed its target audience a bit and the story started off cute but then I didn’t like the ending that much.

An interesting story of Rembrandt the cat helping his new friend Callie find her "meow". Very repetitive and cute for younger children. I don't love that the Remi basically scares Callie into meowing, but that's not the way it's portrayed in the book.

I thought the book was a little long for a picture book. Following the cute kittens throughout their day was fun. I felt like the story could have been wrapped up more quickly.

Sweet little story littles will enjoy about a kitten who hasn't found her meow! I loved the illustrations of the cats; so cute!