The Astronaut's Cat

Tohby Riddle

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Allen & Unwin
31 March 2020

Children's & Educational; Picture storybooks

Lindy's Peregrinations #1 - A timely book for the socially-isolated pre-schooler (and their adults)! The astronaut's cat is an inside cat, and she likes it like that, because inside has air and lots to do, and outside doesn't. Though she does like to look out, and when she dreams she glides and bounces over the powdery surface of the moon or visits the blue ball rising in the sky where there is colour and movement everywhere. A lovely mix of archival moon photographs, collage, line drawings and antique watercolours and a nice mix of simple space facts with the quiet message of wonder and curiosity about the outside world, even if you have to stay inside for the present. Lindy Jones

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The astronaut's cat is an inside cat. And she likes it like that.

The astronaut's cat is an inside cat - on the Moon! But she dreams about the strange outside world - and the mysterious blue ball that rises into the ink-black sky . . .

A wonderfully whimsical, funny and surprising story of a very unusual 'inside cat' - by one of Australia's finest picture-book creators. Perfect for readers who are intrigued or inspired by the landscapes of the Moon and the Earth - or fascinated by the inner life of cats.

By: Tohby Riddle
Imprint: Allen & Unwin
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 250mm,
Weight: 408g
ISBN: 9781760524944
ISBN 10: 1760524948
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 31 March 2020
Recommended Age: From 4 to 8 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Tohby Riddle is a internationally award-winning author, illustrator and cartoonist based in Katoomba, NSW. He has written and illustrated many well-loved picture books and illustrated books (including Unforgotten, Nobody Owns the Moon and The Greatest Gatsby: a visual book of grammar); was the cartoonist for Good Weekend magazine for nearly ten years; and is a former editor of The School Magazine, a literary magazine for children. In 2018, one of the world's greatest living writers, Haruki Murakami, translated Tohby's book My Uncle's Donkey into Japanese, after discovering it in a Melbourne bookshop. His picture book Here Comes Stinkbug! was named a 2019 CBCA Honour Book, and his most recent book is the widely acclaimed Yahoo Creek: an Australian mystery.

Reviews for The Astronaut's Cat

'This is a superb book for youngchildren which helps them understand the environmental differences between the moon and the earth. It isdelightful and should be in early years' classrooms and in homes.' PAUL BAKE, ENGLISH ASSOCUATION, UK