Polos Mother (The Cat Pack) by
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
My Daughter Loves These Books
Polohas always longed to find his mother. All he remembers is that she
was soft and warm and smelled of milk. So when sassy, street-smart
Geraldine returns, she isnt exactly the mother he expected. But Polo is still
thrilled to have found her and is eager to show her off to his pack of friends
in the Club of Mysteries.As usual, there are many mysteries to be solved.
Does the light inside a refrigerator turn off when the door is shut? What is
at the top of a church steeple, anyway? But perhaps the most puzzling
mystery of all is one Polo cannot figure out: Does his mother truly love
him? If so, can he convince her to change her roaming ways and stay?
Irresistible to cat lovers everywhere, this is a heartening conclusion to
Phyllis Reynolds Naylors Cat Pack series.
Personal Review: Polos Mother (The Cat Pack) by Phyllis
Reynolds Naylor

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor brings us the fourth gift in her series on the doings
of the cat brothers Marco and Polo, and, once again, manages to write a
children's book that adults can enjoy. This one is particularly poignant
because Polo has spent the first three volumes in the series wistfully
wishing he could see his mother again. But, when Mom, a veteran alley
cat named Geraldine, finally shows up one day she's not exactly what Polo
was expecting. Geraldine has quite an impact upon the Club of Mysteries,
of which Marco and Polo are members, managing to go toe-to-toe with the
hardscrabble Texas Jake. But, in the end, Polo, of course, winds up
finding the motherly affection he has so long desired.
Ms. Naylor has a particular knack for writing stories that have genuine
appeal to both adults and children. The characters are both complex and
accessible, and the humor is both broad and subtle. I had to stop and
explain to my 8 year-old daughter several times why I was laughing so
hard. She manages to capture the reality of the world in which the cats
must live, a world which has its share of danger, death, and indignity,
without giving children nightmares.
If I have one criticism of "Polo's Mother," it is that some of the crisis
moments don't seem to flow out of the story quite as smoothly as in the
first three volumes. All of the other adversaries from the previous stories
show up at one time or another, and I didn't always find their entries into
the story convincing. But, this is a minor quibble with what is otherwise a
five-star work of children's fiction.
One word of advice: Don't try to read any of the Marco and Polo books out
of sequence. Start with volume one and read them in order. And read
them slowly and savor them.
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