English writer and
Welsh illustrator
Edward Lear,
illustrated by Charlotte Voake
The Owl and the
Pussy-cat
Forward by Julia
Donaldson
Picture Puffin, 2015 $26.00hb 26pp
ISBN 978 0 7232 9321 7
Themes: Romance/ Story poems
The romantic story of the owl and the pussy cat
who, after a year of sailing around the world finally put ashore in the land
where the Bong trees grow, and discovered their wedding ring in the nose of a
pig who sold it to them for one shilling. Charlotte Voake has brought the much
loved story (it was written in 1868 to cheer up a sick little girl) to
memorable watercolour life making it one of the freshest versions of the tale I
have seen.
You might also be interested in Julia Donaldson’s
sequel The Further Adventures of the Owl and the Pussy-cat Picture Puffin
2014 $23.99pb ISBN 978 0 1413
3297 0. This is also illustrated by Charlotte Voake.
Julia will be visiting New Zealand next week – please Google
Julia Donaldson New Zealand Tour 2015
for details.
Preschool up/ Age 3 up
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