![]() All the members of the Gág family were artistic. The museum is in New Ulm, Minnesota, and is the restored home where the author (1893-1946), her six younger siblings, and her parents lived. The House Museumīeing such a fan, imagine how thrilled I was to discover, through a random conversation with a person I met in Minneapolis, that there was a museum in Minnesota devoted to the creator of Millions of Cats. That night, I looked up the info online and the next day I was able to visit the Wanda Gág House by special appointment. It is one of the few picture books to receive this recognition. The book went on to become a Newbery Honor book. The words of the book were hand-lettered by Wanda Gág’s brother. This allows the pace of the story to move with greater speed and continuity. It was also the first picture book to make use of a double-page spread, with pictures on both the right and left pages as you turn each page. Millions of Cats holds the distinction of being the oldest American picture book still in print. And, of course, I love the illustrations, which are somehow both retro and avant garde. ![]() I love the zany craziness of the story and the sweet ending. ![]() I have loved reading it aloud to my children, my niece and nephew, and my students, and making loud, screechy meows, hisses, and cries, when the cats devour each other. ![]() The children’s picture book, Millions of Cats, by Wanda Gág, is still one of my all-time favorite books. Wanda Gag Museum © Author Adventures Wanda Gág ![]()
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