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A messy young girl owns a very elegant cat, Evangelina. Evangelina would prefer to live with the girl's refined, swanlike neighbor, Cecilia. Cecilia owns a cat, too: the scruffy, rough-and-tumble Ms. Whiz, who would (of course) rather live with the narrator.
The cats know where they belong; so do the girls. Only their parents insist the cats must stay where they don't belong. When Cecilia and Whiz move away, it seems that both cats and their owners will be unhappy forever - but Whiz solves the problem herself, to the satisfaction of all, in this fresh, lively tale of two very different girls and their very different cats.
The cats know where they belong; so do the girls. Only their parents insist the cats must stay where they don't belong. When Cecilia and Whiz move away, it seems that both cats and their owners will be unhappy forever - but Whiz solves the problem herself, to the satisfaction of all, in this fresh, lively tale of two very different girls and their very different cats.
- GenresPicture Books
32 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1994
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About the author
Garry Disher
92 books720 followersGarry Disher was born in 1949 and grew up on his parents' farm in South Australia.
He gained post graduate degrees from Adelaide and Melbourne Universities. In 1978 he was awarded a creative writing fellowship to Stanford University, where he wrote his first short story collection. He travelled widely overseas, before returning to Australia, where he taught creative writing, finally becoming a full time writer in 1988. He has written more than 40 titles, including general and crime fiction, children's books, textbooks, and books about the craft of writing.
He gained post graduate degrees from Adelaide and Melbourne Universities. In 1978 he was awarded a creative writing fellowship to Stanford University, where he wrote his first short story collection. He travelled widely overseas, before returning to Australia, where he taught creative writing, finally becoming a full time writer in 1988. He has written more than 40 titles, including general and crime fiction, children's books, textbooks, and books about the craft of writing.
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July 24, 2011
The cats don't like their real owners because one is neat and clean and the other mismatched and messy. The sleek cat likes the neat girl and the scruffy cat likes the messy girl. I think it's silly. And whatever happened to opposites attract? I just didn't really like the premise.
The rhyming verse was irregular and awkward to read, and the illustrations adequate.
Although this wasn’t one of her top favorites, Little Miss did enjoy it.
The rhyming verse was irregular and awkward to read, and the illustrations adequate.
Although this wasn’t one of her top favorites, Little Miss did enjoy it.
February 25, 2017
Fake cat fan. Only likes cats that match her personality. Doesn't mind someone stealing her cat so she can steal their cat.
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August 7, 2018I saw this title in a little lending library on my walk this morning. I simply had to read it. Sweet story about two cats and two little girls. Mismatched. One of the kitties travels a long distance to find the correct girl.
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