Mr. Blue

by Margaret Embry, Brinton Turkle (Illustrator)

Mr. Blue is a lovable cross-eyed cat.
But he can't keep out of trouble.
When the third-graders let him in the classroom--
he walks on the fresh paint,
he eats the guppies in the aquarium,
he bites Miss Pettit, the music teacher.
You'd never think Mr. Blue would turn out to be a hero--but he does.

Genres: Childrens

72 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1963

Reviews

[Allie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this to my 5 year old son. It was a fun little story with cute illustrations.

[Suzy · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of my favorite books from childhood-still have my Scholastic copy that cost 45 cents. Mr Blue is very dear to me as I had a Siamese cat growing up who "talked" to me and grabbed ankles in play.

[Mark Davidson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I reread this book from my childhood tonight and it is as wonderful as I remember.

[Shanna · Rating 3 out of 5]

A group of schoolchildren adopt a cat as a class pet.

This is a cute enough story. I didn't care for the way the teachers treated the cat.

[Sharon Buxton · Rating 3 out of 5]

B-. fiction, children's fiction, grade 2, cat, stray, school, from stash, keep

[Christine McCann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun read. Mr Blue is a cutie!

[Sarah Tynan · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favourite childhood book. What kid doesn't love a talking cat!?