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Best-selling author and illustrator Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler have teamed up again to create a heart-warming story about loyalty and friendship. When Tabby McTat the busker’s cat gets separated from the busker he begins a new life on his own. But though the new life with Sock and her owners has great attractions, McTat misses his singing partner and the times they had together. Luckily he comes up with a neat solution for putting the two parts of his life together. Other Axel/Julia collaborations can be found here.
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Tabby McTat Synopsis
The heartwarming picture book from the superstar duo
behind The Gruffalo, Stick Man and Zog - now available
with a beautiful, shiny foiled cover.
"Me, you and the old guitar.
How perfectly,
perfectly happy we are.
MEEE-EW and the old guitar.
How PURRRR-fectly happy we are!"
Tabby McTat is purr-fectly happy, singing along
all day with Fred the busker.
But when Fred gives chase to a thief, the two
are separated.
Will they ever find each other again?
- A gorgeous foiled cover makes this a special gift for children
- A heartwarming and charming story from the UK's most-loved picture
book author and illustrator
- Perfect read-aloud rhyming text and stunning pictures on every
page with lots of details to spot
- Friendship and loyalty are at the heart of this story
- Perfect for cat lovers!
- From the creators of The Gruffalo, Stick Man, Zog
and The Smeds and The Smoos, which have all been
made into animated films
Praise for Tabby McTat:
- "Absolutely purr-fect" The Times
- "Scheffler's detailed drawings have an optimistic allure and
Donaldson's soothing rhymes make this perfect for bedtime" Daily
Telegraph
- "It has the same old fashioned, long-lasting magic as Mary Poppins;
and it's also absolutely accurate about the real nature of
cats" The Times
- "Donaldson's lovely bounding rhymes make Tabby McTat a pleasure
to read out loud to children of three or four and up. Scheffler's
richly detailed illustrations are warm and witty" FT
- "Donaldson's rhythmic text carries the reader through this urban
fairytale of friendship, singing - and kittens" Yorkshire
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About This Edition
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9780702325632 |
| Publication date: |
12th October 2023 |
| Author: |
Julia Donaldson |
| Illustrator: |
Axel Scheffler |
| Publisher: |
Alison Green Books an imprint of Scholastic |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pagination: |
32 pages |
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About Julia Donaldson
Julia Donaldson has written some of the world's best-loved children's books, including modern classics The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child, which together have sold over 25 million copies worldwide and have been translated into over one hundred languages.
Her other books include Room on the Broom, Stick Man and Zog, illustrated by Axel Scheffler, The Hospital Dog, illustrated by Sara Ogilvie and the hugely successful What the Ladybird Heard adventures, illustrated by Lydia Monks.
Julia also writes fiction, including the Princess Mirror-Belle series, illustrated by Lydia Monks, as well as poems, plays and songs – and her brilliant live shows are always in demand.
She was the UK Children’s Laureate 2011–13 and has been honoured with a CBE for Services to Literature.
Julia and her husband Malcolm divide their time between West Sussex and Edinburgh.
Click here to read a Q & A with Julia.
Author photo © Steve Ullathorne
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