The meek kitten also befriends a frisky black puppy, and manages to return to her mother and sisters in time to join them and all of her new friends on a picnic. Along the way, she winds up encountering a mole, whom she accompanies for a stroll through the grass, and the pair stumble upon a friendly toad. Originally published in 1946, the storybook has earned a reputation as one of the most iconic, classic Little Golden Books ever written and as a popular children's picture book.Ī cat gives birth to a litter of kittens, including a bashful, timid kitten who winds up wandering away from the rest of her family.
The Shy Little Kitten is a famous Little Golden Book written by Cathleen Schurr and illustrated by Gustaf Tenggren, noted for his illustrations featured in fellow Little Golden Book The Poky Little Puppy.