Nine is just the right number. Ketem the bookstore cat is house-hunting. Professor Buber’s house looks perfect, but the local cats tell Ketem the famous writer doesn’t want any pets. He once let his cat distract him when a man came to him for advice , say the cats. Since then, no more cats , they say. But Ketem has a plan to make Professor Buber's house his own, and enlists a group of neighborhood cats to help. Based on a true story of Martin Buber's cats. "A fan­ci­ful weav­ing of facts and dream-like thoughts, this gen­tle, enchant­i­ng book enhances real­i­ty as it intro­duces young read­ers to a his­tor­i­cal fig­ure they may nev­er have encountered." ― Jewish Book Council Susan Tarcov grew up next to the Bronx Zoo, a great inspiration for writing children's books. She is married, has three children, and lives in Chicago. Her previous books include Maya Prays for Rain, Raisins and Almonds: A Yiddish Lullaby, The Rabbi and His Donkey, and Professor Buber and His Cats . Fotini Tikkou graduated from the Athens School of Fine Arts and the Luca school of Arts in Brussels. She uses a mixture of traditional and digital techniques enriched with collage elements. She lives in Athens.