The Taming of the Cat

Name: The Taming of the Cat
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ISBN: 9780571376018

Helen Cooper

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Faber & Faber
30 January 2024

Adventure stories (Children's&YA); Fantasy & magical realism (Children's&YA); Animal stories (Children's&YA)

From twice-Kate Greenaway winner comes an exquisite story within a story, featuring a mouse who is forced to tell stories to save his life, a cat who plans to eat said mouse as soon as the story is finished, and our protagonist's protagonist, a princess in trouble.

1001 Nights style story within a story - starring a lethal cat and a mouse with a storytelling knack. Within the pages of The Taming of the Cat is the adventure of a Princess who does not wish to be married.

Written as a modern fairy story, this is a story about tolerance, outsiders, and non traditional partnerships. This illustrated story is accompanied with plenty of cheese, catnip, and magic feasts. There are two stories entwined: the story of Brie the mouse; and the fairytale he tells - Scheherazade-like, to Gorgonzola the cat.

By: Helen Cooper
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Main
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 164mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 400g
ISBN: 9780571376018
ISBN 10: 0571376010
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 30 January 2024
Recommended Age: From 9 to 12 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Helen Cooper is an author and illustrator whose work includes classic titles such as The Bear Under the Stairs, Pumpkin Soup, The Baby Who Wouldn't Go to Bed, The Hippo at the End of the Hall and Tatty Ratty. Her books have been translated into 30 languages and won many awards including the Library Association Kate Greenaway Medal - twice.