A Warm, Funny Read-Aloud for Toddlers: Bootsie keeps bringing friends home — and John already knows every single one.
Bootsie Brings Everyone Home, © 2026 Ricardo A. López Rago. One Fifteen Press.
Bootsie is a tuxedo cat. Bootsie likes to go outside. And Bootsie likes to bring his friends home.
One day he brings home a rabbit. The next day, a squirrel. Then a bird. Then a puppy. Bootsie is very pleased with himself — right up until John opens the door and says the very same thing every single time: “Oh! Rosie! I know her!”
No matter who Bootsie finds, John already knows them. So Bootsie goes farther than he has ever gone before, all the way down the autumn lane, and finds one little black cat that surely — surely — nobody could possibly know…
Softly painted scenes of a leafy New England neighborhood, a friendly green front door, and a house that grows happily fuller with every page.
Story Themes
- Repetition and the delight of guessing what comes next
- Friendship, generosity, and a house that keeps making room
- Cozy bedtime and story-time reading aloud
- Warm, giggle-out-loud humor for animal-mad toddlers
Perfect for readers ages 2–5 who love a punchline they can see coming, for cat lovers and animal-mad little ones, and for families whose own house is already happily full of pets.
From the author of The Flopping Cat — and yes, Nero turns up.
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