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Good puss or bad cat?
Jekyll or Hyde?
One and the same?
Who decides?

Puss Jekyll is the soft cuddly cat of the house grooming her fur, but at night she becomes Cat Hyde, hunting mice, all fang and claw. Page by page this delightful book explores the two very distinct personalities of the enchanting pet. Sleeping in a cosy spot or prowling in the moonlight, lapping milk from a bowl or stalking a defenceless trembling vole, playing with a ball of wool or savaging her prey, graceful and aristocratic or ruthless street fighter, can this really be the same creature?

The beautifully evocative rhythmic and rhyming text is accompanied by luminous coloured-pencil and watercolour drawings that make the reader want to reach out and feel the fur. This treat for cat-lovers of all ages is from the highly acclaimed author of bestselling picture books such as Tell Me Something Before You Go to Sleep, and the illustrator of such classics as Martin Waddell's The Pig in the Pond and the Boston Globe Horn Book Award winning In the Rain with Baby Duck.

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Joyce Dunbar was born and brought up in Lincolnshire. She taught English for 20 years before becoming a full-time writer. Her books for children include This is the Star, which in 1996 became a world-wide best-seller, and Mundo and the Weatherchild, which was runner-up for the 1985 Guardian Children's Fiction Award. The popular Mouse and Mole series has been animated for television with the voices of Alan Bennett and Richard Briers. She lives in Norwich.

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Gr 2-4-In carefully crafted verse, Dunbar reveals the dual nature of a household pet. There's Puss Jekyll, who by day "soothes,/Bewitches,/Beguiles, With her smooth,/Velvety wiles." Yet by night, she becomes Cat Hyde, a "Night stalker,/Roof walker,/Fearless,/Tearless/Street fighter." The poetic stanzas devoted to Jekyll conjure images of a soft, affectionate, beloved member of the family ("This is Puss Jekyll/Nuzzles up/Nose to nose./How we love/To be close/Me and my pet!"). They contrast dramatically with the descriptions of the feline's alter ego. Although spine-tingling, the passages that follow Hyde in her nighttime excursions may be a bit gruesome for some youngsters ("Through the mud/On the scent/On the track/Of blood/Fear and bone/Hunting the lone/Vole or shrew"). Still, Dunbar's vivid language perfectly captures the unique essence of the serene yet skilled predator. Barton's gracefully executed pencil and watercolor illustrations will touch the hearts of cat lovers of all ages. The black-and-white "dear little Kittikins" lazes contentedly in the sun on one spread and then lurks in the shadows, green eyes glinting with cunning determination on the next. This quixotic picture book may serve as an appealing introduction to poetry.-Linda L. Walkins, Saint Joseph Preparatory High School, Boston, MAα(c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Does it matter that few children know Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde? Not really, because they will instinctively understand the references once they are a few pages into this all-too-true book. In alternating spreads we meet one black-and-white cat. At times she is Puss Jekyll—“So tame, I think / she is almost / One of / Us.” But turn the page and observe Cat Hyde—“See her crouch / Then pounce. / All fang and claw.” More description than story, this continues to chronicle good kitty’s habits: cozily relaxing, wiping whiskers, playing with string. Then her dark side appears. If Jekyll is delightful, Hyde is frightful: “Night stalker / Roof walker / Fearless / Tearless.” Since alternating cat visions are the sum of the story, this could get a bit tedious (and it is occasionally repetitive), but that doesn’t happen because the writing is so evocative and the artwork so striking. Silver gray– and buff-colored oversize pages provide backgrounds for the only image in each spread: an adorable kitty or a devilish interloper (complete with dead mouse in one scene). Cat lovers will easily see their own pets here. Preschool-Grade 2. --Ilene Cooper

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