Reading To Max

Reading To Max

- Heather Klassen

“This Saturday, we’ll be visiting cats at the animal shelter. If you’d like to join us, here’s a f lyer,” said Ms. Desai, the school librarian.

Samar loved cats, and he had always wanted one. He hurried to grab a f lyer.

Then Ms. Desai added, “We’ll be reading to the cats.”

Samar stopped. Reading was hard. Still, he really wanted to visit the cats, so he took a f lyer anyway.

After school, Samar showed the f lyer to Dad.

“That sounds great,” Dad said. On Saturday, Samar and Dad met

some of Samar’s classmates and their parents at the shelter.

“This is Max,” the shelter worker told Samar as she handed him a gray cat.

Samar carried Max to a beanbag chair. When Samar sat down, Max settled onto his lap.