The Tale of Kitty-In-Boots

Beatrix Potter; Illus. Quentin Blake

ISBN 10: 0241249449 / ISBN 13: 9780241249444

Published by Frederick Warne, 2016

About this Item

Kitty seems to be a serious, well-behaved cat, but come nightfall, she goes hunting. Unfortunately, she is a terrible hunter and finally comes unstuck ? but most terribly stuck ? when she meets a foxy poacher, Mr Tod. Beatrix Potter wrote this story in 1914, but it was never illustrated until 2016, when Quentin Blake was asked to draw the pictures. Off-mint and felt-tip mark on lower trimmed edge. Age 3+.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Tale of Kitty-In-Boots
• Publisher: Frederick Warne
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0241249449
• ISBN 13: 9780241249444
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Blake, Quentin
• Condition: New - Acceptable

About this title

Synopsis

From the creator of Peter Rabbit comes the tale of a serious, well-behaved young black cat, who leads a daring double life defeating vile villains.

Beatrix Potter created some of the world's most beloved characters, and they will be coming to life in a movie slated for Spring 2018. And this book, written in 1941 but never illustrated, introduces the charming Kitty-in-Boots, who has been imagined by Quentin Blake.

When Miss Kitty sneaks out to go hunting in her beautiful boots she gets herself into all sorts of scrapes, but on this particular night she meets the foxiest hunter of them all—Mr. Tod! This utterly entertaining tale is filled with mistaken identities, devious villains, and even an appearance from Peter Rabbit.

About the Author

Beatrix Potter was born on July 28, 1866 at No 2, Bolton Gardens, Kensington, London. She loved nature and drawing as a child. In 1893, Beatrix sat down to write a picture letter to Noel Moore, the five-year-old son of her ex-governess, all about a naughty rabbit called Peter. Noel was ill in bed and so Beatrix wrote to him: "My dear Noel, I don't know what to write to you, so I shall tell you a story about four little rabbits...." And that's how The Tale of Peter Rabbit was created. It wasn't until 1902 that Frederick Warne published what would become one of the most beloved stories in children's books.