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The Mousehole Cat
The Mousehole Cat
hardback
Published:
11 June, 2020
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Description
A beautiful, new, midi-sized gift edition of a picture book favourite.
"Beautifully, carefully written ... a book to wallow in, read and re-read, for any age from five or so to the very grown-up" The Sunday Times
In the seaside village of Mousehole, Cornwall, Mowzer the cat lives happily with old fisherman Tom. Their life is a happy one – until one terrible winter the Great Storm-Cat comes clawing and leaping at the harbour walls so that no boat can go out to sea to fish. Soon, with Christmas coming, there is no food left in Mousehole. It is then that Mowzer and Tom set out to brave the fury of the waves, and discover that it might just need a cat’s perspective to understand – and tame – the ferocious ways of the Great Storm-Cat sea…
In a beautiful new midi gift size, and with golden foil on the cover and spine, this is an irresistible edition of a moving, stunningly illustrated tale inspired by Cornish legend.
Prizes
Winner of British Book Design and Production Awards 1991 (UK),Winner of Galaxy British Book Awards: The Illustrated Children’s Book of the Year 1990 (UK),Short-listed for Children’s Book Award 1991 (UK),Short-listed for Kate Greenaway Medal (CILIP) 1990 (UK),Short-listed for Nestle Smarties Book Prize 1990 (UK)
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781406390902 |
| ISBN10 | 1406390909 |
| Number Of Pages | 40 |
| Item Weight | 290 g |
| Product Dimensions | 204 x 204 x 10 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Walker Books Ltd |
| Format | hardback |
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Author's Bio
Antonia Barber (1932–2019) was an award-winning writer of children’s and adult fiction, including her bestselling picture book Catkin, illustrated by P. J. Lynch, and her adult novels, The Ghosts and The Ring in the Rough Stuff, both of which were shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal.
Nicola Bayley, once shortlisted and twice commended for the Kate Greenaway medal, is perhaps best known for her loving, detailed depictions of cats, and has captured the hearts of her readers in titles such as The Necessary Cat, The Patchwork Cat, The Mousehole Cat, Katje the Windmill Cat and Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book: Mowgli’s Story.Nicola lives in London.