Thanks for Telling Me, Emily

by Deirdre Madden

Murphy the cat, Bubbles the dog and Captain Cockle the parrot live in a pet shop. When the owner's niece Keira comes to stay, she is entranced by the animals but a bit puzzled, because her Aunt Emily never seems to actually sell any of them. But then one day a strange woman arrives at the shop. She is Henrietta Fysshe-Pye. She has just bought the castle on the edge of the town and now she wants some animals to populate it. She chooses Mulvey, Bubbles and Captain Cockle and is determined to have them despite Keira and her aunt's attempts to persuade her otherwise. The other animals in the shop are horrified - Murphy is their leader and has been living in the shop since he was a kitten, so once he and the other two have been taken by Mrs Fysshe-Pye, the animals left behind decide they must rescue them.

Genres: Childrens

240 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Deirdre Madden is from Toomebridge, County Antrim in Northern Ireland. She was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and at the University of East Anglia. In 1994 she was Writer-in-Residence at University College, Cork and in 1997 was Writer Fellow at Trinity College, Dublin. She has travelled widely in Europe and has spent extended periods of time in both France and Italy.

Reviews

[Kerstin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Eine schöne, sehr unterhaltsame Geschichte. Von der Inhaltsangabe her dachte ich nicht, dass die Handlung zu großen Teilen aus der Sicht der Tiere spielen würde, aber im Nachhinein kann ich mir nicht vorstellen, was sonst hätte passieren sollen. Die einzelnen Charaktere sind liebevoll ausgearbeitet, wenn auch - wie es für ein Kinderbuch nicht überraschend ist - etwas eindimensional. Die Abenteuer der Tiere und der Besitzer der Tierhandlung waren auf jeden Fall lustig und schön zu lesen. Das Ende war etwas glatt und ging zu schnell zu gut aus, doch besonders gestört hat mich das nicht.

[Ivy Kemp · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an amazing book. The author has so many good ideas for books. Please read this book 😃

[Lauren · Rating 4 out of 5]

now and then it got a bit boring but over all it was good to read

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read to Megan. We enjoyed it.

[Adrian Buck · Rating 4 out of 5]

Talking pets dominate the action. There are children in this one, but they don't do much - does a children's story require children?

[Bluebell · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite book as a child. Read it several times!