The Catawampus Cat
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5.0 • 1 Rating
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
A tilted tale about a cat who sees the world from an unusual point of view, written by the hilarious Jason Carter Eaton (How to Train a Train) and illustrated by the equally humorous Gus Gordon (Herman and Rosie).
catawampus (cat-a-wam-pus) n. 1. Diagonal or at an angle. 2. Askew, awry.
The catawampus cat walks with a slant. And his skewed point of view has everyone in town looking at everything with fresh eyes. Even Bushy Brows Billiam who never notices anything, including what time class is over, spots the catawampus cat, and now he’s a star student! And when the town librarian sees the catawampus cat, she pulls the “wrong” book from the shelf, sending her into a life of adventure. The catawampus cat is in town and everything is about to change.
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Mr. Grouse the grocer is the first to see the catawampus cat wander into town; the cat is gray, prim, and tilted to one side, as if leaning into a strong wind. When the grocer and his wife cock their heads to get a better look Gordon (I Am Cow, Hear Me Moo!) shows them in close-up, his nose red, her apron wrinkled she finds her wedding ring dangling from a vegetable bin: "I haven't seen it in twenty years!" The cat spreads sly catawampus enchantment all over town, making people do and see things in new ways, as when a reclusive schoolboy, Bushy Brows Billiam, looks at the blackboard sideways and completes a comically long math equation: "Everyone was happy and slanty and catawampus." Like a cowboy out of a western, the cat works his magic and moves on. Gordon's engaging charcoal and wash spreads, enlivened with collage elements, supply the tilted special effects, while Eaton's (How to Track a Truck) fond portrait of small-town life reminds readers that a slight change in outlook can transform everything. Ages 4 8. Author's)
