A book of cheerful cats and other animated animals
A picture book of anthropomorphic cats and other animals acting like people, published in New York by The Century Co. in 1903 and written by J. G. Francis for children, drawing on nursery rhyme traditions. Its black-and-white line drawings show clothed cats dressed in jackets, skirts and hats, going about everyday scenes such as serving food, walking in pairs, and gathering on a fence with a donkey and owls nearby, which suggest a designer might borrow the lively character poses and the simple outline style for storybook or costume-themed work.
