- Hardcover: 96 pages
- Publisher: Doubleday Children's Books; 1st edition (5 Mar 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0385600410
- ISBN-13: 978-0385600415
- Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 16 x 1.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 407,790 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Verity's old tabby cat, Mabel, might not be quite as lively as she used to be, and yes, she smells a bit, and doesn't always make it to the litter tray on time, but she really really loves her. More importantly, Mabel once belonged to Verity's mum --not that Verity actually ever knew her mum because she died. She really doesn't mind too much about not having a mum, apart from when she goes to visit her grave, which makes her think about being in the ground with a head full of worms.
So when she finds Mabel dead in the wardrobe, it seems to Verity that it would be much better to take a few lessons from the Ancient Egyptians: rather than bury the poor old thing she decides to mummify her so they can be together forever. But, what with the problems involved in finding the basic mummification materials, and the fact that Gran would probably fuss about hygiene if she knew anything about it, things don't quite go as planned...
The simply sensational Jacqueline Wilson strikes hard and fast with this superb story of a feisty little girl coping with the death of a much-loved pet. But, as usual, the wiley Wilson doesn't just leave it there: instead she goes on to deliver a graceful, poignant and barely perceptible exploration of the close-to-the surface emotions of a family who have never truly recovered from the long-ago death of a loved-one.
The Cat Mummy is simple, to the point, and a cracking story, but with the added bonus of Wilson's fantastic ability to bring serious issues to the fore without detracting from her characters and the deeply personal stories they have to tell. Another gem of a book from a national treasure of an author, The Cat Mummy is a must-read. Age 7 and over.--Susan Harrison
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"* 'A brilliant young writer of wit and subtlety' THE TIMES * 'Hugely popular with seven to ten year olds: she should be prescribed for all cases of reading reluctance' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY * 'Has a rare gift for writing lightly and amusingly about emtional issues' BOOKSELLER
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Purrfectly written,
By Mehajabeen Farid "mej_farid" (Coventry) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Cat Mummy (Paperback)
The Cat Mummy was written by Jacqueline Wilson (one of my favourite authors) and was published in 2001/ 2002 in two different editions - the Corgi Yearling edition and the Doubleday edition. It was illustrated beautifully by Nick Sharratt (who draws a lot for many different authors) and it was illustrated very exquisitely. This book is great for children who are over the age of 7 or 8 up to the age of 15 or 16 because adults are far too boring to read such a good and exciting book like this one. I think girls would like this book better than boys but I might be wrong.
The plot of the story is that Verity's mum and now her cat Mabel have both died. She is more upset about the cat because she did not even know her mother even though she went to the other's grave a lot. The ending is quite nice though and it is a very clever idea!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Egyptian Cat,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Cat Mummy (Hardback) (Hardcover)
Mabel was Verity's mums cat before she died, now Mabel is the family cat. For some time Mabel has been being sick and not being her usual self until one day Mabel disappears.Verity becomes very upset and this affects things at school for her. Verity eventually finds Mabel dead in her closet but instead of saying anything tries to turn Mabel into a cat mummy as the ancient egyptians would have done. Needless to say Mable is eventually found. A good story, which my daughter enjoyed when it was read to her, but I thought that there was just a little something missing.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
For younger readers,
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This review is from: The Cat Mummy (Paperback)
This was actually a real good book but I hope the younger readers don't actually copy the girl in this book (which is probably unlikely). This book I would say isn't for teenagers but me being a teenager myself I would then say that this book was quite interesting. Even though it was a very very short book for children it really gets to you and you can't help think how you would feel if you lost one your own pets. Jacqueline Wilson actually did a good job on this book.
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