The Snow Cat

Wintry Tales #5

by Holly Webb (Contributor)

From best-selling author Holly Webb comes a heart-warming winter tale just in time for Christmas. Bel feels apprehensive about spending the lead-up to Christmas with her grandma at Lamont House, a sheltered housing complex converted from a grand Victorian home. The mansion is beautiful, but eerie, too with its moving shadows and odd noises. One night, Bel is sure she sees a cat wandering across the grounds, even though there are no pets allowed. She follows its footprints through the snow and is transported into the past. Here, she discovers Charlotte, a Victorian girl her own age. Charlotte's little sister, Sara, is very ill. Charlotte has been searching for Sara's cat, Snow. She hopes the reunion with her pet might make Sara better. Bel is desperate to help find Snow, but the cat is nowhere to be found, and time is running out...

Genres: Christmas, Fantasy, Childrens, Animals, Chapter Books, Cats, Time Travel

160 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2016

About the author

Holly Webb is one of Britain's best-loved children's writers. She has written over a hundred books for children, and her work has been translated into over thirty languages. Holly lives in Tilehurst, just outside of Reading, Berkshire, with her husband, three children and several cats.

Reviews

[Dana Cristiana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bookstagram Review: https://www.instagram.com/p/CnjgZqpr3ae/

4 stars for The Snow Cat, my first Holly Webb book.

I expected this to be a cute Christmas-y story about a girl and a cat, but oh boy...
Instead I received an eerie at times book, with the theme of facing your fears and courage.

Our protagonist, Bel, needs to stay with her grandma for a few days, but she feels inconfortable there.
Until one morning after it snowed, she sees a white cat outside and goes chasing her, until she gets in another place.

I was terrified by the beast, Jack, the big black dog. I felt like I was there.
But eventually this turned out really peaceful and nice.

The illustrations are also beautiful! <3

Now I'm curious to read the other books in this series, as well. Hope I'll find them in a book shop somewhere. :)

[Sandra Deaconu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Drăgălașă povestea, dar ar trebui totuși să li se spună copiilor că nu e indicat să te apropii de un câine care mârâie, pentru că nu toți se vor dovedi așa drăguți, și că nu e bine să le dai dulciuri.

[Podskarbnica · Rating 4 out of 5]

To najbardziej rozbudowana książka z serii o zwierzakach Holly Webb jaką czytałam, ale nadal nie jest moja ulubioną, więc daje 4⭐️

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

(3.5) My second from Holly Webb, and while I enjoyed it a lot, if not quite as much as Frost, I probably don’t need to read any more by her now because these two were so similar as to reveal a clear formula: a young girl of about nine years old who plays alone (because she’s an only child or left out of her siblings’ games) goes for an outdoor adventure and meets a cute animal who leads her back into the past. For a time it’s unclear whether she’s dreaming or really experiencing the history, but at the end there’s some physical token that proves she has been time travelling.

In this case, Bel goes to play in the snowy garden of her grandmother’s retirement complex and meets a white cat named Snow who belongs to Charlotte, the daughter of the family who owned this manor house 150 years ago. Bel has to protect Snow from a threatening dog so the cat can be brought in to visit Charlotte’s sister Lucy, who lies ill with influenza. For me the Victorian setting wasn’t quite as authentic or interesting as the seventeenth-century frost fair was in Frost, but I can see how it’s a good way of introducing kids to what was different in the past: everything from clothing and speech to the severity of illness.

[Jana P. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tohle bylo strašně milé čtení. :-) Pravda, asi jsem už přeci jen moc stará, abych hodnotila naplno, ale ty 4 hvězdy jsou zasloužené. Kniha je napsaná krásným jazykem, dětem velmi přístupným. Příběh je sám o sobě moc hezký a tu (před)vánoční atmosféru jistě navodit umí. Navíc je příběh doplněn o moc krásné ilustrace, které děj moc hezky doplňují. Já myslím, že pro děti to je určitě moc fajn volba - ať už pro děti, co s čtením začínají, či pro nejmenší. kterým příběh přečtou rodiče. Určitě mohu doporučit. Moc pěkná kniha! :-)

[Iraa ☘️ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Middle grade yg kurang sesuai seleraku krn kurang adventurous dan lebih ke family feels, tp aku tetep mewek bacanya, aplg pas baca tentang adeknya, Holly Webb jago buat nyentuh emosi pembacanya walau dgn kata2 yg sederhana dari dialog anak-anak umur 10 thn'an.

Pesan moralnya jg sesuai untuk anak2 yaitu berani menghadapi ketakutan demi menolong seseorang, masih sgt bisa dibaca dewasa, aku lebih suka cerita yg ini dibanding yg polar bear, tp art stylenya lebih suka yg #1.

[Elgyn · Rating 2 out of 5]

IMHO ten příběh nefunguje.

s. 28 i pojmenováním (Oak House – Dům u dubu)
U dubu?

Na s. 150 je recept na cukroví. Netuším, co je „zlatý moučkový cukr“ a „smíšené koření“.

špatné dělení slov - s. 146

[Alexandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

E o carte foarte faină. În ea este vorba despre o calatorie in timp

[Joc · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not quite 4 stars, because its plot is too simple to be interesting, but good enough as a very short story for younger children.

[Emilia · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was ok but not to interesting as it is set for quite young readers but a good book overall.

[Laurie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice little story with cats and time travel. I would have loved it more when I was a preteen obsessed with cats.

[Hania♡ · Rating 3 out of 5]

2,5/5
Urocza historia dla młodszych!

[Pati · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dla dzieci spoko 🐱

[Izzie Wolf · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lovely book

[Violet · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed it very much 👍

[Anna Smirnova · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice book, but as an adult I see that the plot is super simple. And as I understood it some things don’t make much sense, especially the cat adventure.

[Dannielle Potts · Rating 4 out of 5]

I Bought This For My Daughter At Christmas 2016, Always With The Intention To Read It Myself. What A Beautiful Story, With Many Layers. I Loved How Snow (The Cat) Was Such A Wise Character. I Think, As A Young Girl, We All Fantasise About Something Like This Happening.

[Clara Borlean · Rating 3 out of 5]

E foarte frumos subiectul!

[Krisi_lozanova · Rating 3 out of 5]

Книгата е за деца до 10. Лично аз съм голяма фенка на Холи Уеб, но точно тази книжка ме разочарова. Действията се случиха много бързо. И нямаше нищо интересно поне за мен. Но ако я четеш на 10 или под 10 определено ще ти хареса.

[Kacey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this

[sophie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am definitely a holly web fan