Illustrated by Anne Mortimer
Rating: Additional
Katherine Tegen Books, 2009, $9.99
ISBN: 978-0-06-186978-5
Age/Grade Level: Ages 5-9
Before you buy this, check if you might already have it in your collection. Although this is the "first paper-over-board edition," it has the same illustrations by Anne Mortimer as an edition from 1994. Very fine illustrations they are, too. Pussycat's bright yellow eyes shine, and her finely rendered fur gleams. The text by Margaret Wise Brown is copyrighted 1949 and has some similarities to "The Golden Egg Book," but the story is more rambling and less satisfying than that classic. The main appeal will be to cat lovers who will enjoy the kitty's-eye view of the Christmas season.
Reviewer: Mary Smith, OCPL/El Toro
