Four stories of how cats and humans find each other when they most need it, written both from the cats’ and humans’ perspectives. These are also interlinked stories, forming a fully formed picture of a neighborhood. The writing isn’t anything spectacular, neither really are the stories plot wise, but they’re sweet in their simplicity and I like how the execution doesn’t distract from the cat - human relationships.

She and Her Cat is actually a collaboration between the filmmaker Makoto Shinkai and writer Naruki Nagakawa, each story having an illustration by Shinkai. These, I think, elevate the stories a notch.