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How the Cat Swallowed Thunder (Picture Puffins)

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The title attracted me
Grandma and her little cho cho love this book!
FELINE FANCIERS WILL LOVE THIS!

How the Cat Swallowed Thunder (Picture Puffins)
Lloyd Alexander
Manufacturer: Puffin
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0142500038

Book Description

When Mother Holly leaves to do errands, she warns Cat to behave himself. But faster than a cat can pounce, he is up to his whiskers in trouble! One crazy mishap leads to another, until the little cottage is in a very messy state. Cat is busily tidying up when he hears Mother Holly coming up the path. He spies a tiny piece of corn on the floor and quickly swallows it. But it's no ordinary corn, and suddenly Cat notices that he is making a very curious rumbling sound. . . .

Illustrated by Judith Byron Schachner.

Customer Reviews:

The title attracted me.......2006-04-12

As I said before, the title of this book was the attraction for me. I actually found the illustrations a little fearful. I personally would have liked to have seen brighter colors used in the illustrations and utilizing the title for a more whimsical tale. That being said, I still purchased several copies of the book and give it as a gift -- especially when one is focusing on the acquisition of a cat as a pet for the little one in the house.

Grandma and her little cho cho love this book!.......2003-06-04

My Grandson, at age 2 years and 9 months picked this out because of the picture on the cover. I thought he wouldn't understand and enjoy it because of the British expressions. Was I ever wrong! He loves it and I love reading it to him. After two days he was playfully using the expression "I'll be in a pickle for sure" and telling his mother he had swallowed some thunder after eating some corn. Now two months later, I was surprised that he has practically memorized the book (the first six pages completely - and there are a lot of words, many of them quite unusual, on those six pages. He often suggests we "tidy up the cottage". Mother Holly is a great help with learning good behavior and, even after all the excitement, he usually goes to sleep when the cat does.

FELINE FANCIERS WILL LOVE THIS!.......2000-09-17

Cat lovers, rejoice! Here's another paean to our favorite feline pet. Schachner's illustrations are hysterical as cat gets into all the mischief anyone can imagine - from tangling in the thread of his mistress's spinning wheel to climbing into the cupboard and creating chaos among the crockery.

Never one to clean up his own messes, cat considers housework and pushing a broom "weary" work (we agree). Nonetheless, in Mother Holly's absence he spills the soup, and while trying to clean up turns the kitchen into a duck pond. He also releases feathers from a quilt, and makes a myriad of messes.

Nonetheless, Mother Holly dotes on her pet, just as we do on ours. Animal lovers have found a kindred soul.

How the Cat Swallowed Thunder
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How the Cat Swallowed Thunder
Lloyd/ Schachner, Judith Byron (Ilt) Alexander
Manufacturer: Puffin
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OJ7KKU

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How the Cat Swallowed Thunder
Lloyd Alexander; Illustrator-Judy Schachner
Manufacturer: Dutton Juvenile
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000MBZCIW

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