Cat & Dog

Author:   Michael Foreman ,  Michael Foreman
Publisher:   Andersen Press
ISBN:  

9781467751247


Pages:   32
Publication Date:   01 October 2014
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 8 years
Format:   Hardback
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When Cat is accidentally whisked away in a fish van, her litter of kittens are left to fend for themselves. Cat & Dog is a heart-warming tale about an unusual friendship from two-time Kate Greenaway award-winner Michael Foreman.

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Author:   Michael Foreman ,  Michael Foreman
Publisher:   Andersen Press
Imprint:   Andersen Press
Dimensions:   Width: 24.80cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 28.60cm
Weight:   0.435kg
ISBN:  

9781467751247


ISBN 10:   1467751243
Pages:   32
Publication Date:   01 October 2014
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 8 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Children / Juvenile
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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A new family is forged and a home found in this gentle book by Kate Greenaway medalist Foreman. Cat lives with her kittens under a garbage-strewn underpass in the city. Despite their gloomy surroundings, the kittens' wide yellow eyes seem to shine with hope. This changes to worry when Mom, while searching for food, is accidentally carried away in a fish van, and then to fear when Dog approaches. Heightening the dramatic tension, Dog initially views the kittens as dinner. Instead, he becomes their guardian. The expressive kittens are, indeed, endearing. The palette, consisting primarily of grays and browns, begins to brighten, marking Mom's return at dawn. She tells such a wonderful story about the driver's kindness and his home at the harbor that they all beg a ride from him. In a feel-good ending, the driver obliges and provides them shelter in his shed by the seaside. Young animal-rescuers and would-be pet-adopters will find this winsome, if somewhat light, tale irresistible and reassuring. --Booklist --Journal Cat and Dog are seasoned denizens of the city streets, responsible for their own care and well-being. Humorous scenes and a simple story hell how the two become companions and discover a different world outside the city. Although the animals talk and sometimes gesture in a human manner, their lives seem quite real. Cat has three kittens in tow, bedding them down under a graffiti-marked bridge on a rainy night. Morning brings disaster when she scrambles up to the street, following the tantalizing odor of fish. She bounds through the open door of a van, only to have the door slam shut behind her. And, of course, the van zooms away. At the end of a long day of waiting and watching for their mother's return, 'a scruffy old dog wandered under the bridge, looking for somewhere dry to sleep.' Foreman's comic sketches of the animals give them expressive lean faces and similar gray and white markings. The watercolor backgrounds, the predominant tan and blue tones echoing in the animals' coats, shine pink and gold in the morning and at sunset. The fish man provides the unexpected visitor in his van a pleasant overnight stay at the seaside, returning her to her offspring the following day. Cat is at first alarmed at the dog's presence, but as the kittens reassure her, she gives them all an enthusiastic account of the wonderful place she has visited, 'and when the driver came back to his van he found he had a few extra passengers.' So begins a concluding scenario sure to satisfy a wide range of readers. ' There's a whole wonderful world out there, said Dog. Yes, and a sea full of fish, said Cat.' --School Library Journal --Journal


Cat and Dog are seasoned denizens of the city streets, responsible for their own care and well-being. Humorous scenes and a simple story hell how the two become companions and discover a different world outside the city. Although the animals talk and sometimes gesture in a human manner, their lives seem quite real. Cat has three kittens in tow, bedding them down under a graffiti-marked bridge on a rainy night. Morning brings disaster when she scrambles up to the street, following the tantalizing odor of fish. She bounds through the open door of a van, only to have the door slam shut behind her. And, of course, the van zooms away. At the end of a long day of waiting and watching for their mother's return, 'a scruffy old dog wandered under the bridge, looking for somewhere dry to sleep.' Foreman's comic sketches of the animals give them expressive lean faces and similar gray and white markings. The watercolor backgrounds, the predominant tan and blue tones echoing in the animals' coats, shine pink and gold in the morning and at sunset. The fish man provides the unexpected visitor in his van a pleasant overnight stay at the seaside, returning her to her offspring the following day. Cat is at first alarmed at the dog's presence, but as the kittens reassure her, she gives them all an enthusiastic account of the wonderful place she has visited, 'and when the driver came back to his van he found he had a few extra passengers.' So begins a concluding scenario sure to satisfy a wide range of readers. ' There's a whole wonderful world out there, said Dog. Yes, and a sea full of fish, said Cat.' --School Library Journal --Journal A new family is forged and a home found in this gentle book by Kate Greenaway medalist Foreman. Cat lives with her kittens under a garbage-strewn underpass in the city. Despite their gloomy surroundings, the kittens' wide yellow eyes seem to shine with hope. This changes to worry when Mom, while searching for food, is accidentally carried away in a fish van, and then to fear when Dog approaches. Heightening the dramatic tension, Dog initially views the kittens as dinner. Instead, he becomes their guardian. The expressive kittens are, indeed, endearing. The palette, consisting primarily of grays and browns, begins to brighten, marking Mom's return at dawn. She tells such a wonderful story about the driver's kindness and his home at the harbor that they all beg a ride from him. In a feel-good ending, the driver obliges and provides them shelter in his shed by the seaside. Young animal-rescuers and would-be pet-adopters will find this winsome, if somewhat light, tale irresistible and reassuring. --Booklist --Journal


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Michael Foreman is an award-winning author. He has won the Kate Greenaway Medal twice and has been the UK nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award twice. His books are published all over the world. He lives in the UK. Michael Foreman is an award-winning author. He has won the Kate Greenaway Medal twice and has been the UK nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award twice. His books are published all over the world. He lives in the UK.

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