Mgiełka, porzucona kotka

Animal Stories #4

by Holly Webb, Jacek Drewnowski (Translator)

Amelka zawsze chciała mieć kotka, ale jej rodzice uważają, że jest na to jeszcze za mała. Jednak pewnego mglistego poranka dziewczynka zauważa maleńką kicię zwierzątko jest wychudzone i nie ma obroży, więc Amelka uznaje, że kotka jest bezdomna. Nazywa ją Mgiełką.
Mgiełka jest bardzo płochliwa, ale stopniowo zaczyna coraz bardziej ufać dziewczynce i przywiązuje się do niej. Jak długo naszej bohaterce uda się utrzymać w sekrecie przyjaźń z kotką? Co się stanie, kiedy jej rodzice odkryją, że ich córka ma już swoje zwierzątko?

Genres: Animals, Childrens, Middle Grade, Fiction, Young Adult

128 pages, Paperback

First published May 3, 2010

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

[Kasia (kasikowykurz) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Urocza historia, która mądrze mówi o odpowiedzialności za żywe zwierzę, ale totalnie mnie nie wciągnęła.

[Samantha Osborne · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very cute story about a girl finding a little black kitten

[Dorian Jandreau · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tai istorija apie katytę, kuri nepakentusi senojo katino teroro susiranda naujus namus, kuriuose ją iš tikrųjų myli ir rūpinasi ja. Eimės draugė Lilė turi katę vardu Stela. AŠ TAIP PAT TURĖJAU KATĘ VARDU STELLA!!!

[Akacia · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite Holly Webb book! I have read it so so many times and I still absolutely adore it every time I read it

[Ugnė Lukošienė · Rating 5 out of 5]

Labai labai šilta istorija!

[Olivia · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a sweet chapter book that I read with my daughter, who is 7.5 years old. She's a softie for animals, and this story is completely appealing to her. It's realistic with a dab of sentimentality. The kids aren't portrayed as picture perfect; neither are they brats. The ages/grades of the children aren't stated, so the story can appeal to a wide range of reading and age levels (very clever on the part of the author!). Since the main characters are girls, in general boys might be less inclined to read this.
We have now moved on to Max the Missing Puppy!

[Tiffany · Rating 3 out of 5]

My 7 year old and i both loved this book. It was sweet and honest. Sometimes holly Webb books can be a bit predictable, but this one pleasantly surprised us both. Happy Ending of course, bu the journey was tumultuous.

Interesting issues like keeping things hidden and the guilt involved in keeping secrets adn beign caught out. Also how to handle animals kindly. Good messages.

[Emma Labuscagne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it ! I felt really sorry for Misty throughout the book, though 😔

[Erin Friedly]

Holly Webb does a really great job of writing stories about animals. My 6 year old daughter loves them.

[Barbara · Rating 3 out of 5]

As is the case for many youngsters, Amy longs for a kitten, and she's hopeful that her parents will give her one for her birthday. Unfortunately, that doesn't happen, but her father does build her a tree house. When a tiny black and white kitten wanders nearby, she decides to take care of the kitten but keep Misty a secret from her parents. I enjoyed reading this little book because it features animals and an animal lover, but also because it tackles some issues not often explored in children's books. For instance, the author deals with Amy's keeping secrets and with the integration of Misty/Jet into a new home with another cat, Charlie, who is not interested in a new feline friend. It also deals with the challenges presented by Mrs. Jones's move into her daughter's home where her grandchildren are too immature to deal with a kitten. The book made me think about the need to make provisions for my animals in case something happens to me. Although the book is short and ends in a predictable way, I still liked it for its exploration of these important issues and its reminder of how responsible we are for the animals in our lives.

[Ala · Rating 5 out of 5]

Szczerze zlewają mi się te książki w jedno po czasie, ale w sumie nic dziwnego skoro minęło tak wiele czasu od ich przeczytania.

[Janet · Rating 2 out of 5]

Cute story, but towards the end on page 109, it says, "Mom gave Amy a look, and Amy stared at the carpet, feeling miserable and guilty. Mrs. Jones had hardly seen her because Amy had been tempting her away. She'd been so stupid! Mom had been right - she had stolen someone else's cat."

Being a 40-something-year-old white woman living in America, I've been doing a lot of reading about guilt & especially shame (thank you, Brene Brown, you are a freaking rock star) & how early the indoctrination begins, so I'm thoroughly disgusted by the above language in this book. First of all, obviously young boys can & do read books about little animals, but this is more likely to be read by a majority of young girls. Why oh why oh freaking WHY are we teaching our young children to feel SHAME & GUILT in a freaking children's book for heaven's sake?? This was not even written that many years ago... They never address her feelings, & they flat out say "she'd been so stupid". WTAF people. This is a sweet story about a kind, compassionate CHILD who had done the right thing by not letting a skinny, scrawny, abandoned-looking kitten starve to death, & we're going to normalize her feeling guilty, miserable, & call her stupid by not addressing it?? DISGUSTING.

My 7-year-old was reading this aloud, & I thought she misspoke, & made her spell the words for me, because I was so taken-aback. Shame on everyone who let this go to print as-is. Our children deserve better.

[Anna Smirnova · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed it! I read this book while being an adult hah because I was so tired at the end of the day. The story is heartwarming and I love the book cover. The illustrations are peculiar though, for me they had some element of horror, as the eyes of the people are just dots, a bit like in Coraline, and the animals are more realistic.

[Emma Bissonnette · Rating 3 out of 5]

This story was very cute and low key, perfect for younger readers.

[Dancer · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a cute book I loved it so much definitely read it.

[Lyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute book about a kid and a kitten. The little children enjoyed listening to it.

[Kathryn Fenters · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book as a read aloud with my 6 year old. It was a cute story and kept her attention. She is begging for more Pet Rescue Adventures books so she would probably rate it 5 stars.

[Ashley · Rating 3 out of 5]

My 7 year old daughter liked this book, except for the penultimate chapter, which made her cry.

[Amelka · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bardzo dobrze opisana odpowiedzialność nad żywym zwierzęciem. Dla Dzieci w wieku 4-8 lat będzie idealna! Lecz do mnie osobiście nie trafiła była również lekko nudnawa lecz i tak daje 4/5 gwiazdek.

[elena · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5⭐️

[Cadence Boudreaux · Rating 4 out of 5]

this book has such fond memories for me , friends the kitten doesn’t stay abandoned don’t worry.

[holly · Rating 3 out of 5]

this book was extremely important to me as a very small child and i have absolutely no idea why

[Aaron · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kittens are so cute!

[Sean Harding · Rating 3 out of 5]

Animal Stories book four which happens to be the third one I have read, and brings the tally for those keeping score at home to Dogs #2 Cats #1 and another obvious but somewhat engaging story with another attack of the cuteness factor. Anyway reasonable well done, despite all the misgivings one has with it.

[Halina Hetman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Емі мріє про кошеня, проте її батьки не впевнені що дівчинка достатньо доросла щоб самій дбати про тваринку, тож дитина доводить серйозність своїх намірів на практиці.
Мені як дорослій читачці було дещо нудно продиратися крізь безкінечні думки, сумніви та обговорення котів, але Вебб доволі точно описує все те про що переймаються дев'ятирічні.

[KyoAi ♡ · Rating 5 out of 5]

This has to be my favourite book by Holly Webb. Such an amazing book! This one is a bit like the book I'm currently writing, but mine's with a sequel. Recommended for anyone who has ever wanted a cat, but their parents don't get one.

[Bryony Malone · Rating 2 out of 5]

I liked this book very much and will enjoy reading it in the future.

[Twyla]

i learned dont lie

[BRIDGET · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book!

I love holly webb she shows us that gnu really love a pet and it loves u took are perfect to be family ofbsome sort in this story u are

[Deniz Yeamans · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wish I could give it 7 stars!