From Linda Smith and David Roberts comes a funny, heartwarming tale about the wonderful things that can happen when you open your door to friendship.

A week of fun begins when Mrs. Calamari and her many, many cats move into a new apartment on Monday. On Tuesday, the landlord, Mr. Gangplank, declares, "No cats allowed!" Fortunately, he has lost his glasses, so when Mrs. Calamari says, "Cats? Of course not! They are visiting relatives," he believes her.

In turn-of-the-century New York, a stray cat appears at Mrs. Peachtree's Eighth Avenue Tea Shop and becomes attached to the owner, despite her best attempts to resist it.

Todd looks forward to his trip to his grandmotheras after school, but first he has to pass Mrs. Potteras house and her big orange cat.

A long-lasting friendship develops between Larnel, a young African-American, and Mrs. Katz, a lonely, Jewish widow, when Larnel presents Mrs. Katz with a scrawny kitten without a tail.