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The Cat Who Wanted to Go Home

by Jill Tomlinson   |  Ages 0-7
$9.90
The Cat Who Wanted to Go Home
The Cat Who Wanted to Go Home

Heart-warming story of a curious cat.

"The Cat Who Wanted to Go Home" is perfect for young readers who love heart-warming stories about animals. Jill Tomlinson's gentle humor and comforting writing style, combined with Paul Howard's stunning illustrations, create an enjoyable reading experience. The unique feature of the book is the audio book CD with Maureen Lipman's lovely voiceover, making it a perfect bedtime story for children.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Cat Who Wanted to Go Home

by Jill Tomlinson   |  Ages 0-7
$9.90
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ISBN: 9781405210805
Author: Jill Tomlinson
Publisher: Egmont UK Ltd
Date of Publication: 2004-05-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Childrens Classics, Picture Books
Related Topics: Emotion, Adventure, Nature, Classics, Animals
Goodreads rating: 4.05
(rated by 436 readers)

Description

A heart-warming picture book adaptation of Jill Tomlinson's classic story about a cat in danger of using up all of her nine lives. Now complete with audio book and soundtrack voiced by Maureen Lipman. Suzy is a little striped cat, who lives in a French seaside village with a fisherman and his four sons. Like all cats, Suzy is very inquisitive, which causes problems when she climbs into the basket of a hot air balloon - and is carried off over the channel to England! How will she ever get back to France? It won't be easy, but Suzy refuses to be put off by a bit of water...Filled with gentle humour and comfort, Jill Tomlinson's animal stories have been enjoyed by children who want to snuggle down with a good read for decades. This picture book edition is stunningly illustrated by Paul Howard and comes complete with audio book CD - voiced by Maureen Lipman. All this makes The Cat Who Wanted To Go Home an even more enjoyable story for young readers.
 

Heart-warming story of a curious cat.

"The Cat Who Wanted to Go Home" is perfect for young readers who love heart-warming stories about animals. Jill Tomlinson's gentle humor and comforting writing style, combined with Paul Howard's stunning illustrations, create an enjoyable reading experience. The unique feature of the book is the audio book CD with Maureen Lipman's lovely voiceover, making it a perfect bedtime story for children.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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