I adore the film version of "Thomasina." It's been one of my favorite movies ever since I was a child, and I've always wanted to read Paul Gallico's novel. I didn't realize that this isn't a children's book, and while the Disney adaptation is pretty true to the original story, the book is A LOT darker than the movie, which surprised me. However, I loved that the book was so much more intense, and that it focused so much on the themes of life and death, parenting and love, and also religion. It's very well-written is so closely tied to the film version that I adore, so it's no surprise that I loved the book as well. I strongly recommend this book (and the movie) to all cat-lovers out there.