- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Puffin Books; New impression edition (29 Jan 1970)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0140301550
- ISBN-13: 978-0140301557
- Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 12.2 x 1.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 236,749 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This is the story of a cat, a broomstick and an ordinary schoolgirl called Rosemary. She bought them both in the market, quite cheaply. Of course, neither the cat nor the broomstick were just what they seemed, and they turned up just when Rosemary badly needed something nice to happen to her. A good cat is apt to be independent, so she did not have things all her own way, and as Carbonel proved to be a Royal cat in a very special sense, that was understandable. Between the cat and the broomstick, Rosemary picked up some useful spells and magic, and the adventures they brought about turned a dull-looking holiday into one long to be remembered for its unexpected excitements and rewards.
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Barbara Sleigh was born in 1906 in Warwickshire. She took an art teacher's training course, and later began to write stories for children for radio. She was a lecturer at Goldsmiths' Teacher Training College, then in 1933 joined the staff of BBC Children's Hour. Three yars later she married David Davis, who later became Head of Children's Hour. Her first children's book, Carbonel, which was to become the first of a trilogy, was published in 1955 and has remained a firm favourite with younger readers.
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Rosemary's satchel bounced cheerfully up and down on her back as she hopped on and off the pavement of Tottenham Grove. Read the first page
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
You know...it's funny thing, but I'm writing this review at least twenty years after I read the book. Admittedly I'm about to order a copy, but I can still remember the first time I read this book. It had a massive effect. Our cat of the time suddenly took on a magical resonance after reading this book and the desire to be able to talk to cats has never really left me. HA! It sounds silly, but Barbara Sleigh's book has echoed through our my life and I look forward to passing it onto a child I know today... :-)
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
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I read this book, along with The Kingdom of Carbonel and Carbonel and Calidor, at the age of 10 whilst in grade school in California. I remember that I checked these books out of the library again and again. I desparately wished that I could hear my own cat talk! About 2 years ago, I was thinking about the books, and started trying to find them. Unfortunately, they are out of print in the US. It took me a year to track down and purchase these three books from used booksellers England, Australia and America. It was absolutely worth the time and the money, because now I have a child to share them with, my 6-month-old son. When he's old enough, I hope he will also thrill to the stories of Carbonel and Rosemary and John, and look at our old black cat with new wonder.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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After reading the other reviews for this book, I felt compelled to add my own heartfelt recommendations. It is now 20 years since I first checked the Carbonel series of books out of my local library, and now, with a child of my own, desperately wanted to track them down to share with her. From the first page I was captivated, transported into a magical world of witches and talking cats that would give Harry Potter a run for his money today. I recommend this book to young and old alike, and would urge any parent with an imaginative child to pick up a copy - I'm positive they'll thank you for it.
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Never gone away
I read this book (eventually books) as a child in the 1970's. I then bought them about 15 years ago and re-read them as an adult. Read more
Published 1 month ago by At Home Mum
Sheer Indulgence
I'm 50 now so I read this first over 40 years ago. I loved it then and I love it now. The early Harry Potter's have something of the magic of Carbonel;as adults we read The Potter... Read more
Published 3 months ago by neilmaxx
Children's Literature
This is a lovely book for children, beautifully written and the service was fast and efficient.
Published 21 months ago by L. Turner
The book that stopped my mouth from closing !
Review by Joanna :
It's an amazing book about a girl called Rosemary who buys a magical broomstick and a black cat (not just any old black cat) from ... Read more
It's an amazing book about a girl called Rosemary who buys a magical broomstick and a black cat (not just any old black cat) from ... Read more
Published on 20 Mar 2010
For catlovers everywhere.
This is one of the best cat stories ever written. It reminded me very much of the E. Nesbit books. I first read this story years and years ago, after buying it in a secondhand book... Read more
Published on 8 Jun 2009 by terry mc guire
carbonel the witch's cat
i started this book when i was a child but never finished it and it was an itch i scratched for about 40 years. i am glad i did. Read more
Published on 26 Mar 2009 by mary fetch
The kit among the stars
Carbonel is a magical story wich sends you off to cat country flying on a magical broomstick.
When Rosmeary buys a cat and an old broomstick from the market she has no idea... Read more
When Rosmeary buys a cat and an old broomstick from the market she has no idea... Read more
Published on 9 Jan 2009
You are what you read....
Spawned in an era, post war and of those romantic long lost inncocent summers in Britain. Reminiscent of lashings of ginger beer and Gingham. Read more
Published on 10 Oct 2008 by H. Fisher
Magic
This book was read to me as a child in the 1970s. It is a beautifully told story of magic and wholesome adventure. Read more
Published on 24 Mar 2008 by Manypages
Yippee, I have found it.
I first read these books when I was about seven - many years ago. I always remembered them and vowed to get them for my own children when I had them. Read more
Published on 29 Oct 2007 by pleased as punch
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