This book is based on true events in the life of Mark Twain, better known as Samuel Clemens, the writer of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, when he lived in New York City.  In an apartment in NYC, Clemens’ wife had died, his older daughter in a home because of severe depression and grief, and his other daughter and housekeeper lived with him.  He was having great difficulty coping with the loss of  his wife and best friend.  His constant companion was Bambino, a black cat belonging to his institutionalized daughter.  Then one day, Bambino escaped from the house to chase a squirrel and was gone.  Desolate, his grief seemed to worsen.  His daughter put up flyers and newspaper advertisements looking for the cat and offering a generous reward.  People were so worried about Mr. Clemens that many of them brought their own cats for him to have while the search was on for Bambino.  It was this outpouring of love and affection for him which awakened his spirit.  He realized he was wasting his life and got on with it.  He dressed in his traditional white suit and went out into the public for speaking engagements and such.  Life became meaningful again.  A lovely book but I’m not sure who the audience is; children will appreciate his fondness for his cat, but will not recognize his name and fame.  Most adults are familiar with depression but do you write a book like this about it?  Although familiar with Clemens/Twain, I thought it simply to be  a book about a man who was grieving and lost his cat and people showed they cared about him.  Illustrations were okay, but nothing remarkable.