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The Little Cat Baby (Hardcover)

by Allan Ahlberg (Author), Fritz Wegner (Illustrator)
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 32 pages
  • Publisher: Puffin Books (2 Oct 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0670912867
  • ISBN-13: 978-0670912865
  • Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 15.4 x 1.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 957,359 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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This is a fantastical story about a man and a woman who visit Nurse Doodle's baby shop to choose a new baby. There's a pink baby and a robot baby and a flower-pot-throwing baby and a little cat baby. They choose the little cat baby and take her home but she wanders off one harum scarum night and then follows an exciting adventure until she is reunited with her parents. Fritz Wegner's beautiful black and white line and wash illustrations perfectly capture the magic and madness of this topsy turvy tale.

About the Author

Allan Ahlberg, a former teacher, postman, plumber's mate and grave digger, is in the super-league of children's writers. He has published over 100 children's books and, with his late wife, Janet, created award winning books eg EACH PEACH PEAR PLUM and THE JOLLY POSTMAN - both winners of the Greenaway Medal. He has also written prize-winning poetry and fiction for older readers. Allan lives in Bath. Fritz Wegner has illustrated numerous books for children, including all of Allan's poetry.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Surreal, strange but wonderful too., 8 Nov 2007
This is a strange book but much loved by my son and retunred to again and again even though he is nearly seven. The fantastical story is about a man and a woman who visit a baby shop to choose a new baby, because "that's how it was done in those days" They choose the little cat baby and take her home but she wanders off one "harum scarum night" and then follows an exciting adventure. The simple black and white illustrations reflect the magic and madness of this topsy turvy tale. The book ends with the cat baby climbing the Christmas Ladder. I'm not sure what it's all about and I don't know why we love it so much in this house, but there is something about the Little Cat Baby which means it's read again and again. A book worth buying as a gift as I rarely see it in shops so it's likely the recipient will not have it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars S J Miller, 22 Dec 2009
A truly eccentric magical little book that connects with young minds on some strange surreal level.

My children, boy of two and girl of five, both love it.

It's odd, it's beautiful, and it's a delight.

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