Dick Whittington and His Cat
Ages 4–8 · 1950

Written by Francine Patterson · Photographed by Ronald H. Cohn
A gorilla who talks in sign language asks for a kitten of her own.
Koko, a gorilla who learned to communicate in sign language, asked her teachers for a cat. Given a tiny tailless kitten, she named him All Ball and cared for him like a baby. Told through photographs, this true story follows their tender friendship and Koko's grief when the kitten dies, showing how deeply an animal can feel love and loss.
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