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A proud old alley cat tells his life story to his grandson, including his adventures in a convent, in a feline commune, and with his hearer's grandmother.
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About the Author
A.N. Wilson is a confirmed cat-lover, saying, "I can think of many ways in which I would be a better person if I were more like my cats, but I cannot think of a single way in which my cats would be better for being more like me." A distinguished novelist, biographer and journalist, A.N. Wilson has won several prestigious awards. Stray was his first book about cats - he has since written a picture book, The Tabitha Stories about the daughter of "the stray", Pufftail - and he is also the author of another animal story, Hazel the Guinea-pig.
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Grade 6 Up-- Told from the point of view of an old cat talking to his grandkitten, this fantasy laced with playful satire will give readers insight into feline as well as human psychology. An independent stray cat relates a life story which is filled with adventure after adventure. Human behavior is a mystery to him, and he has trouble understanding some human habits, such as putting smoking chimneys in their mouths. Pufftail has had his share of experience with the evil sides of both human and feline natures; he has been thrown out of a moving car with his brother, who was killed in the fall; has been used as a guinea pig in a cosmetic laboratory; and was forced into a cat brotherhood under the control of "Old Tom" and his thugs. He has known, however, some "well-meaning two-footers" who were kind to him, as well as the love of a good cat. His daughter, Tabitha, like her father, is a sprightly, kind-hearted feline who maintains her independent spirit even though she is kept by humans. Readers will not have to be animal lovers to enjoy the humor or to admire the fiesty gentleness and fierce independence of this old cat who has spent his life searching for the meaning of feline life and love and is drawn back to his family and to people to find them both. This poignant story will provide readers with some material for thought on the relationship of animals to humans, humanity's responsibility to animals, and our interdependence on those in the : animal kingdom. --Yvonne A. Frey, Peoria Public Library, IL
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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. 1st 1987. Very good condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper. One summer the proud old alley-cat Pufftail settles down to tell his young grandson story of his life. Humorous, exciting, poignant an shocking by turns, the account of his experiences makes a gripping and highly entertaining tale, with a cast of memorable feline characters. Grey boards, gilt title to spine. 175 pages. SIGNED by the author to title-page. Pale page browning throughout, light foxing to textblock. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched! SIGNED - please see description for details. Seller Inventory # 1328778
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