Pussycat, Pussycat, Where Have You Been? - Hardcover
In the classic nursery rhyme, "Pussycat, Pussycat," the Pussycat travels to London to visit the Queen. But Dan Bar-el's vivid, dreamy text tells the rest of the Pussycat's adventures, from France where he sails down the Seine, to far North where he sees pods of grey whales, and the sands of Egypt where he charts the stars and visits the pyramids. Each trip takes readers to far-flung, magical places of the world, but also deeper into the Pussycat's heart, as we learn what he wishes for, what stops his sorrow, where he hides when he is scared, and what happens if he gets lost.
Rae Mate's gorgeous oil paintings illuminate the emotion of the story, a perfect tale to comfort and soothe, as well as spark imaginations. See the book trailer! youtube.com/watch?v=H6oGSzEjlTU&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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About the Author:
Dan Bar-el is an award-winning children's author, a storyteller and educator who lives in Vancouver, Canada. danbar-el.com
Review:
It's hard to decide which is more impressive: RaeMaté's stunning paintings or Dan Bar-el's exhilarating adaptation of the Mother Goose rhyme. ... The result is a tour de force that is sure to become a classic. --Quill & Quire Magazine, May 2011
Traveling onward to Paris and Australia and over the midnight seas, the pussycat adventures through imaginative Chagall-style acrylic paintings. "Pussycat, Pussycat, will you stay home? / I always get restless, I always will roam." Take that, lazy cats.
The New York Times May 12, 2011
"Maté's artwork, rich in colour and texture; Bar-el's language is beautiful, with loving attention given to natural scansion and rhyme, enhancing the flow of the story" ---Canadian Children's Book News; Fall 2011
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- PublisherSimply Read Books
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 1897476469
- ISBN 13 9781897476468
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages32
- IllustratorMate Rae
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