"I do not draw cats well," Beatrix Potter reportedly complained to her publisher in 1916. But Potter
continued to draw cats, and drew them well, perceptively portraying what New Yorker writer
Rebecca Mead called "verities of feline nature: that cats are selfish, unpredictable, ill-tempered, unhelpful, and possibly violent."
A century later, Miss Potter's cats continue to beguile and amuse. The high-quality images in this
coloring book are reproductions of Beatrix Potter's original line drawings, formatted for your
coloring pleasure.