Comprising a selection of 40 stories about cats and other felines, Tails of Wonder and Imagination includes an excerpt from Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass (concerning about Dinah and her kittens) and and extract ("The Puma") from Theodora Goss's sequel to H.G. Wells's The Island of Dr. Moreau. The stories focus on felines of all sizes and temperaments and their interactions with humans. Other authors include: Tanith Lee, Joyce Carol Oates, Stephen King, Michael Bishop, Lucy Sussex and Kaaron Warren.