One of the things I like most about this picture book are the illustrations which are quirky, colorful and fun, depicted from sometimes interesting perspectives. I also appreciated the introduction to opera, with which many young children are unfamiliar or even unaware. In this story, an lovely opera singer, Madame SoSo, has a talented Siamese cat, Alma, who can also sing opera. Madame can no longer hide her kitty’s talent and decides to include her in her next performance. She makes the cat a gown and takes her on the train to Switzerland to join her in the show. Despite some challenges on the way and cold kitty feet at the last minute, Alma braves the stage and steals the show. The audience is enchanted and Alma’s performance changes everything as pets now flock to attend the opera to watch her and Madame SoSo sing. This is a fun read which I think the students will enjoy checking out from our library.