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Nobody's Cat
"Nobody's cat" was his own master, tough and independent, but occasionally in exchange for food he allowed himself to be petted.
43 pages, Library Binding
First published January 1, 1969
About the author
Miska Miles
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Patricia Miles Martin
, aka Miska Miles (November 14, 1899 – January 2, 1986) was an award-winning American author.
Miles worked as a teacher before becoming a writer. Apparently she became a writer by accident when she inadvertently found herself in a creative writing class at a local college when her own class was full up. Her first book was actually written whilst attending the course. Her career became very successful. Her book Annie and the Old One was made into a film and received a Newbery Honour award.
She used her experiences of living on a farm and a Navajo reservation and her many travels to colour her children's fictional stories, most of which were about animals, nature and different cultures. Quite a few of her novels were horse stories. She also wrote nonfiction, including a number of biographies.
She wrote under her own name, as Patricia A. Miles, and also under two other pseudonyms: Miska Miles and Jerry Lane. Her pony books were written under her own name and that of the Miska Miles pseudonym.
Sources: The De Grummond Collection.
Miles worked as a teacher before becoming a writer. Apparently she became a writer by accident when she inadvertently found herself in a creative writing class at a local college when her own class was full up. Her first book was actually written whilst attending the course. Her career became very successful. Her book Annie and the Old One was made into a film and received a Newbery Honour award.
She used her experiences of living on a farm and a Navajo reservation and her many travels to colour her children's fictional stories, most of which were about animals, nature and different cultures. Quite a few of her novels were horse stories. She also wrote nonfiction, including a number of biographies.
She wrote under her own name, as Patricia A. Miles, and also under two other pseudonyms: Miska Miles and Jerry Lane. Her pony books were written under her own name and that of the Miska Miles pseudonym.
Sources: The De Grummond Collection.
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March 31, 2023
An interesting picture book about an alley cat and the day in the life of such a creature. Miles really must have observed cats to write this, not only are the descriptions accurate, but the illustrations are very detailed. Is there much of a story to this? Not really. But I'm a cat fan and I'm always drawn to the behaviors and stories of cats. So I probably enjoyed this one more than the average reader. My rating - 4/5
August 3, 2010
This book is an honest look at a few days in the life of a stray cat. It's not a sad book, but some parts might be a bit scary for very young children. I appreciated the lack of a fabricated storybook ending and think the story is good for older kids to understand the reality of the lives of stray cats.
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