おなかを空かせた１１匹の猫たちがおなかを満たすため知恵をしぼり、作戦をたて、体当たりで怪魚を捕まえる様子をコミカルに描いた作品。最後は意外な展開。知恵を出し合うこと、助け合うことの大切さを自然に感じられる絵本。娘が小２の学芸会で演じた作品で、息子がシリーズで読みたいと言った絵本のひとつ。１９６７年初版のロングセラー。

A comical depiction of 11 hungry cats squeezing their wisdom to fill their stomachs, planning a strategy, and catching monster fish with their bodies. The last is a surprising development. A picture book that naturally feels the importance of sharing wisdom and helping each other. This is a work that my daughter played at a school festival in elementary school, and one of the picture books that her son wanted to read in the series. 1967 first edition long-selling.