Ice Cat

Cat Tales

by Linda Newbery

This book contains purrfect tales about fab furry felines from celebrated author Linda Newbery. It's snowing outside, and Tom's neighbour Gary is building a snowman with his dad. Tom's own dad is ill, upstairs in bed again. He isn't strong and boisterous, like dads ought to be. So Tom builds his own snow a cold, snarling ice cat. It's strange...he didn't mean to build an ice cat. It just kind of forced its way out of the snow, rather like the animal sculptures his dad carves when he's well. But Tom's mum says his dad will never be fully well again, and inside, this turns Tom's heart to ice. He even begins to imagine he sees his vicious ice cat, prowling in the night. One morning, in a fit of rage and frustration, Tom destroys Gary's snowman and his own ice cat. It takes a frank conversation with his dad before he is able to build a new, friendlier snow cat with Gary, and finally feel the ice inside him melt..."Curl up with Cats Tales", a charming collection of stand-alone stories, at turns magical, mysterious, comic and touching.

80 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1997

About the author

Linda Newbery's latest novel for adults is THE ONE TRUE THING. She has published widely for readers of all ages, and is a Costa Prize category winner with SET IN STONE, a young adult Victorian mystery. She has twice been shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, with THE SHELL HOUSE and SISTERLAND.

With friends Adele Geras and Celia Rees, Linda hosts the literary blog WRITERS REVIEW, which features reviews, recommendations, interviews with authors and insights from booksellers.

Linda is an active campaigner on animal and environmental issues and has published a guide to compassionate living: THIS BOOK IS CRUELTY FREE - ANIMALS AND US.

She lives in rural Oxfordshire.

Reviews

[Nil Deniz Tufekci · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gerçekten çok güzel bir kitap arkadaşlık, dayanışma ve işbirliğini anlatıyor:)

[Pınar Aydoğdu · Rating 5 out of 5]

Türkçe’ye Kırmızı Kedi Çocuk Yayınevi tarafından Meral Alatan’ın çevirisiyle kazandırılan Linda Newberry’nin ‘Kedi Öyküleri’ serisinin altıncı ve son kitabı. Küçücük yüreğinde, dokunaklı bir öykü barındıran Tom’un iç
ve dış dünyasının bir yansıması olarak karşımıza çıkıyor yaptığı kardan kediler. Tüm serinin kitaplarını 7 yaş ve üzeri tüm kedicilere tavsiye ederim.

[Elaine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another brilliant children's story.