Cat and Canary - Softcover

Foreman, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0803701330 ISBN 13: 9780803701335

Publisher: Puffin, 1987

Synopsis

A city cat who lives out his fantasy of being able to fly finds that staying on the ground isn't so bad after all.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Cat’s best friend is the canary in his apartment. Once their master has gone out, Cat lets Canary out of his cage, and together they go up on the roof. Cat wishes he could fly, and when he finds a kite tangled in an aerial, the temptation is just too much. But the kite carries Cat much too high and much too far, and Canary must martial all his feathered friends to tow the kite (and Cat) home. Michael Foreman is a winner of the Smarties Prize as well as two Kate Greenaway Medals; the author–illustrator of books that include Cat in the Manger, War Game, and The Little Reindeer, he is one of the most talented and popular creators of children’s books today.

From the Inside Flap:

A new edition of this classic picture book by master storyteller Michael Foreman.

Cat's best friend is the canary in his apartment. Once their owner has gone out, Cat lets Canary out of his cage and they go up onto the roof together. Cat wishes he could fly, like all the birds around him, and when he finds a kite tangled in an aerial, it is too much of a temptation. But the kite carries him much too high and much too far, and Canary needs to marshall a crowd of feathered friends to tow the kite home. But Cat isn't the least bit deterred: "Tomorrow, we can go to the land beyond the river, and still be back for tea!"

About this edition

• Publisher: Puffin
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0803701330
• ISBN 13: 9780803701335
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32