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Gr 3-Up Scheffler brings his considerable illustrative talents to this new edition of Eliot's much-loved collection of cat whimsy, first published in 1939. Scheffler's cartoon felines, with their expressive eyes, are a deliciously animated cast. From sleepy Old Deuteronomy and busy old Gumbie Cat to naughty Mungojerrie and Rump...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Here is Eliot's uncharacteristically playful cycle, first published in 1939, appealingly illustrated for the youngest part of an audience that now encompasses that for the musical Cats. Evidently intrigued by the diversity amongst felines, Eliot implicitly compares their independence, individuality, idiosyncrasies, and misdemeanors to human varieties in fifteen witty, rhythmic, artfully phrased poems. Ill...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

New ed., 1939. Eliot's playful cycle--comparing feline independence, individuality, idiosyncrasies, and misdemeanors to human varieties in fifteen witty, rhythmic, ar...Log In or Sign Up to Read More