The Improbable Cat - Hardcover

Ahlberg, Allan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0385731868 ISBN 13: 9780385731867

Publisher: Delacorte Pr, 2004

Synopsis

When his family takes in an adorable stray kitten, David and his canine companion, Billy, discover the terrifying truth about this cuddly creature who is not what it seems.

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Review:

The Improbable Cat by award-winning children's writer Allan Ahlberg is a brief-but-spooky little book that sends shivers down the spine. A seemingly harmless kitten arrives, impossibly cute and limping, in the Burrell family's garden begging them to take care of it with its big eyes and adorable fluffiness. But as the kitten grows--and grows and grows and grows--the family, with the exception of narrator Davy and his trusty dog Billy, seem to be under some kind of spell, and begins to fall apart...

Ahlberg, as always on top form, presents the reader with a classic chiller of a tale, written simply but with a writhing creepiness that builds gradually to its sinister conclusion. The Improbable Cat is clever, concise and packs a chilling punch that makes it an ideal tale of the unexpected for even the most reluctant of young readers to share with their friends around the campfire in the dead of night... Age 7 and over.--Susan Harrison

About the Author:

Allan Ahlberg has been writing children’s books for 25 years. During this time he has produced many bestsellers, including Each Peach Pear Plum and The Jolly Postman. The author lives in England.

Peter Bailey has illustrated books by many of the best-known writers for children, including Philip Pullman and Dick King-Smith. The illustrator lives in England.

About this edition

• Publisher: Delacorte Pr
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0385731868
• ISBN 13: 9780385731867
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 107
• Illustrator: Bailey Peter