David Cory 1 hr 57 min read

Puss in Boots, Jr., the most polite little cat in a feathered hat, rides the Good Gray Horse on a fairy-tale quest through a land of gnomes, giants, and storybook wonder.

David Cory's 1922 children's book is a charming, verse-laced fairy-tale romp for the very young. Sweet, whimsical, delightful juvenile fantasy. Read it for a genial storybook adventure starring the courteous cat and his galloping steed, through a merry land of nursery magic.

In its time

Published in 1922, during the 1920s, the pulp era proper.

Reading it

1 hr 57 min read (a novella, a full arc in one sitting or two).

Illustrated by

Elizabeth Jones Babcock