This illustration made me laugh out loud:

The cat has no idea what’s going on. Why is it suddenly being lifted? Why can’t it just go back to whatever it was doing? But the child doesn’t care – it’s cuddle time!

I really love these soft, whimsical impressions of children and their pets by Marie Asaba, a Japanese illustrator I discovered through the Spoon & Tamago blog.

From her current show, this portrait of a girl also really stood out to me.

Best of all, you can order prints directly from the gallery. I haven’t checked yet if they ship to Germany, but I have to admit — I’m tempted!