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Designed for children learning to read, this book retells "Puss in Boots" in lively, natural language to help children develop the confidence to read alone. Level Three is suitable for children who are developing reading stamina and who are ready to progress to longer stories.

32 pages, Unknown Binding

First published March 1, 1979

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2,731 reviews174 followers
February 19, 2022
Do cats bring luck to their owners or do lucky people just come to own cats? I KNOW how Cats would answer that question! As the humble servant to two beautiful calicoes, I know that humans don’t ever own cats whatever veterinarian paperwork might say; it’s the other way around—they own us—and if you appreciate that, you are VERY lucky!

Puss in Boots, much like Dick Whittington’s cat, is not your average run-of-the-mill cat. For starters, he can talk! He advises his young master to get him a pair of boots and a bag and that even though this is end of his money it is not a foolhardy expenditure. He wisely sets out wooing a king to believe that his lowly master is the fictional Marquis of Carrabas, wealthy, handsome and worthy to marry his beautiful daughter and be elevated to become a prince.

A merry tale which can be read to children, or even one’s cats. Who knows, perhaps the felines will get an idea to help improve your current financial situation.
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Author 22 books322 followers
December 4, 2019
If the cat ate the ogre when he’d transformed into mouse form, what would have happened if the ogre changed back inside the cat’s stomach? Hmm.

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Author 2 books35 followers
October 12, 2024
The happy ever after with prince crap that only hurts young girls 🤷🏽‍♀️
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Author 8 books16 followers
February 9, 2015
I always have liked cats, therefore despite remembering hardly a thing about this tale now, I think rating it five stars equates to how much I enjoyed this story when I read it countless times as a child.

I recognised this cover immediately though.

Reckon 1984 would be the last time I read it, but it's hard to be accurate all these years on.

Recommended to anyone aged in single figures or for grown-ups feeling nostalgic.
152 reviews
September 14, 2013
I read this MILLIONS OF YEARS AGO! the Illustrations are awesome! Great for a 2 to 4 year old!
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80 reviews1 follower
October 21, 2021
Puss in Boots always remains my all time fave childhood book and started my love for reading. My Mom was a pharmacist and an OFW In Libya. My father and I joined her at Libya in 1989 and she used to read this book to me. I remember how I always asked her to read this book again and again. This is one of my books that I would love to re-read it and I’ll never get tired. That’s how much I love this book. 😍

As I grew up, I gave away my Ladybird books to my niece in 2001/2002. My books were unread and were eaten by termites including my copy of this book. 😢 I regret this decision and I wanted to have a copy of this book again. it’s great that I managed to find it. 😃 I get nostalgic as I once again read this book after a long time. I just love the story and illustrations. Puss in Boots is a timeless children’s book that every kid loves.

Somebody when I ever settle down and get married, I hope to read this book to my kid and pass along my love for this book 😃

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Author 25 books371 followers
July 26, 2020
I read this when we were small, the little hardback was enjoyable and well illustrated. This one was seen as a tale for boys while girls were given stories about princesses and sleeping beauties. In general boys were clearly expected to go out and have adventures. Girls were not, or they met savage beasts in the forest.
I think it's important to tell the old fairytales to children as otherwise they won't know the stories in today's jumble of other entertainments and games.
This is an unbiased review.
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Author 8 books9 followers
November 8, 2022
As usual with Ladybird books of this era (1967), the illustrations are full-page and very well drawn. The story is fairly well-known (I've read most of it in French along the side of Langues de Chat biscuits) and quite entertaining to younger readers, although Straparola must've been on some kind of drugs when he came up with this. The 'moral to the story' seems to be 'lie your way to riches' which is perhaps not a moral one wants to teach younger readers, but it is entertaining all the same. 4/5
71 reviews
March 29, 2023
نمی‌دونم این داستان همون داستان گربه‌ی چکمه پوش اصلیه، یا یه داستان دیگه. به هر حال کتاب مناسب کودکانه و بچه‌ها حتماً از خواندنش لذت می‌برن. نسخه‌ی کاملش شاید برای بزرگترها هم جالب باشه.

گربه‌ی چکمه پوش رو از طاقچه بخونید:
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378 reviews
April 13, 2020
Licik amat ya 😂 jangan dibacain ke anak-anak deuh, entar jadi merasa berbohong itu benar hahaha
150 reviews2 followers
October 2, 2022
داستان قشنگیه و جذاب برای کودکان و نوجوانان اینکه چقدر سرمایه داری مهم نیست باهوش و ذکاوت میش یه دانه رو تبدیل به درخت پرباری کرد خلاصه کتاب رایگان لینک زیر
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38 reviews
April 21, 2024
I thought that this was a well written book, its a classic. It's a great fairytale and shows a lot a imagination.
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November 28, 2025
This cat is smarter than all the humans in every other fairy tale.
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June 5, 2010
i read this story, Puss in Boots (Well Loved Tales) by VERA SOUTHGATE when i was 5 years old and that was in 1985...i don't have that book now but when i saw the front page of the book on this site, i don't know what to say.really nostalgic...i could even feel the smell of the pages...
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331 reviews29 followers
April 25, 2013
Didn't remember this one at all, I think I merged it with Dick Whittington.
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