Bodega Cats: Just Kitten Around
Bodega Cats: Just Kitten Around by Hilda Eunice Burgos is a children’s book published by Square Fish on July 22, 2025. This illustrated story follows the friendship between Yesenia, the anxious daughter of a bodega owner, and her newly adopted kitten, Candy. As Yesenia navigates her feelings of pressure and anxiety, she discovers that her mischievous kitten brings unexpected adventures and challenges into her life.
Readers will find a narrative that explores themes of family life and growing up, as Yesenia learns to cope with her anxiety while caring for Candy. The story highlights the bond between the two as they face their fears and uncertainties together. With 160 pages of engaging illustrations, this book offers a humorous and heartwarming look at the ups and downs of childhood, making it a relatable read for young audiences.
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In the Heights meets Front Desk in this heartwarming and funny illustrated story about the friendship between a bodega owner’s anxious kid and her newly-adopted mischievous kitten.
Everyone thinks Yesenia is calm, collected, and crushing it. But really, her stomach is constantly a ball of nerves. With parents who left their home in the Dominican Republic to make a better life for their kids, and three perfect, over-achieving older sisters, Yesenia can’t let anyone know about the anxiety that’s causing her to fall behind in school. When her doctor tells her parents that taking care of an animal could help, little did they know her newly adopted kitten would be such a mischievous influence.
All kitten Candy can think about is adventure–and what’s she supposed to do when her owner is cooped up inside helping at the bodega? But when Candy escapes and gets lost in New York City for a night, she realizes maybe the big open world isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Can these two find a way out of feeling so lost, as long they’re together?
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