Stories for Growing
Cover of Lost and Found Cat: The True Story of Kunkush’s Incredible JourneyAges 4 to 8
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Lost and Found Cat: The True Story of Kunkush’s Incredible Journey

Doug Kuntz and Amy Shrodes, illustrated by Sue Cornelison

Ages 4 to 8
About this age guidance

Publisher: 4 to 8

The age tag follows Penguin Random House. Other sources may suggest different ages. This is audience guidance, not an independent reading level.

Chosen for the community effort to reunite a displaced family with its cat.

An Iraqi family brings Kunkush while fleeing home; he escapes during the crossing to Greece. Aid workers find him and begin searching for his family. A wider community spreads the news and eventually reunites cat and family in their new home.

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What children see in the story

Aid workers and a wider network contribute different parts of the search.

Why it’s on these shelves

Working together
After Kunkush escapes during his Iraqi family’s crossing to Greece, aid workers find him and start looking for his family. A wider community helps spread the news until the cat and his family are reunited.

Why pick it up?

A wider community spreads the news and eventually reunites cat and family in their new home.

A note for parents

The author website uses Amy Clarice; the publisher credits Amy Shrodes. The retailer links target the verified paperback.

Where this recommendation comes from

New Hampshire Moms

Chosen for the community effort to reunite a displaced family with its cat.

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