Pinky Pye — Eleanor Estes

Meet Pinky, a furious black kitten who adopts the Pye family. The Pyes have some of the smartest pets around -- there's Ginger the intellectual dog, and Gracie the clever old cat -- but Pinky is more than smart enough to earn a place in the Pyes' hearts. She can box with Ginger, play games with Mr. Pye, and -- Rachel and Jerry can hardly believe their eyes -- even type out her life story!

MEDITATIONS OF PINKY PYE
My name is Pinky because that is my name. I was named it. There was I, Pinky, living in the reeds and the rushes in that other land across the waters. Then one day a good character, Mr. Edgar Pye, and his girl, Rachel Pye, rescued me. What is in the eaves is the main thread of this story, and in the end I reveal the secret.