Mister Got to Go and Arnie - Softcover

Simmie, Lois

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1551926369 ISBN 13: 9781551926360

Publisher: Raincoast Books, 2004

Synopsis

Got to Go is a large gray cat that lives in an old vine-covered hotel across from the beach. One fateful day, Got to Go's pleasant life at the Sylvia Hotel is turned upside down when Arnie — a very small and very noisy Yorkshire Terrier — arrives. No more afternoon naps on the warm, wide windowsill; no more brushing his whiskers against the hotel manager's toothbrush; and no way of escaping the constant barking of Arnie! After a series of misadventures, the hotel manager, Mr. Foster, comes up with a plan: Where else would a mischievous dog be happy but in the company of Madame LaTour, Mr. Foster's dear friend from Paris, and her lovely dog Fifi?

About this title

About the Author

Lois Simmie is the author of several children's books, adult fiction, a historical true crime story, radio plays and a children's play for live theatre. She lives in Saskatoon.

Cynthia Nugent is an award-winning artist, a teacher of art and a writer. She was the illustrator of the bestselling first book Mister Got To Go as well as Goodness Gracious, Gulliver Mulligan, and has had over 20 solo exhibitions of her artwork. Cynthia has a B.A. in English literature with graduate studies in Comparative literature. She lives in Vancouver.

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 3-In this sequel to Mister Got To Go (Red Deer, 1998), the stray cat has been living happily in Vancouver's Sylvia Hotel for seven years. His peaceful routine of sleeping on the windowsill and riding the service elevators is disrupted when a yappy little terrier moves in. The two animals struggle to claim their territory: "wherever Got To Go went, Arnie ran circles around him, barking hysterically. Got To Go, who was much bigger than Arnie, just ignored him, making him bark louder and run in faster and faster circles." The accident-prone pooch also wreaks havoc, getting underfoot of the guests and constantly barking. In desperation, the manager calls his friend Madame LaTour, who arrives from France with a well-manicured female terrier. All ends well as the two dogs fall in love and Arnie is adopted. Nugent's colorful watercolors realistically capture cat demeanor, from the regal pose on top of comfortable bags of laundry to the glowering stare while sulking in the dark recesses of the furnace room. Several images of the small dog border the pages, cleverly depicting his frenetic energy. A humorous animal story.
Linda Ludke, London Public Library, Ontario, Canada
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Raincoast Books
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1551926369
• ISBN 13: 9781551926360
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Nugent Cynthia