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The Killer Cat Strikes Back
The Killer Cat Strikes Back
Oct 11, 2024 6:20 AM

Author:Anne Fine

The Killer Cat Strikes Back

'Okay, okay. So stick my head in a holly bush.'

Tuffy knows what he likes. And he doesn't like the 'art' that Ellie's mum brings home from her new classes. So what's a cat to do?

A few scratches here just happen to shred a painting. A nudge there somehow slips a vase off a shelf. Dad hope a horribly lumpy clay pot will be next, but Tuffy's having none of it. The killer cat will go his own sweet way!

Reviews

This is a really funny school story, written in simple language, which is perfect for chidren starting out on reading longer books on their own

—— BBC Parenting

Aimed at new readers, kids will love the sense of drama as it unfolds

—— Belfast Telegraph

The style is accessibly undemanding, yet captivating at the appropriate level

—— TES

The dialogue is concise, with a good balance of simple and challenging vocabulary. The plot is tight but the outcome is not predicatable

—— Inis

Shredder . . . stands out from the crowd - a first reader with a good plot, lively dialogue and engaging characters

—— Jill Slotover , Financial Times

A delightful tale from the celebrated author

—— Nursery Education

Tummy-wobbling humour

—— Mary Arrigan , Irish Examiner

This is a wonderful re-telling by Anthony Browne of the Goldilocks fairy tale, which Browne gives a modern setting and a contemporary twist . . . The story is beautifully presented with the Bear family's world drawn in bright colours while 'Goldilocks' inhabits a bleak inner city landscape. The ending turns our usual convictions on their head, however, as we are shown it is the grey city world that has the warmth of a real home

—— Reading Zone

The merging of the fairytale/streetscape ending is a masterstroke

—— Irish examiner

A thought provoking new take on the traditional story of Goldilocks . . . Anthony Browne leaves readers lots to think about

—— Julia Eccleshare , Lovereading4Kids.co.uk

Me and You is a wonderful example of the power of illustrations and how hey can play as important a role as words

—— Nursery Education

Anthony Browne offers a new perspective on an old tale

—— Jane Doonan , School Library Association
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