The Little Cat and the Greedy Old Woman - Hardcover

Rankin, Joan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0689506112 ISBN 13: 9780689506116

Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry, 1995

Synopsis

An old woman refuses to share her dinner with her hungry little cat, and when the woman throws the cat out into the rainy night, the cat grows into a tiger and teaches the woman a lesson in sharing.

About this title

From Publishers Weekly:

Unceremoniously dumped out into the rain and denied even a "teeny tiny taste" of the special dinner his mistress has spent all day cooking for herself, a winsome puss takes his revenge when rage swells him to the size of a tiger. Crashing the party of one, he devours the meal and teaches the greedy cook a thing or two about sharing. In the end, post-prandial shrinkage occurs, and woman and cat reach an understanding. Rankin, a South African author making her U.S. debut, moderates her tone between tart and tender; her agreeably quirky sense of humor at times recalls the work of Margaret Mahy. The meltingly soft, slightly blurred watercolors are arrayed in sherbet hues that make the judicious use of stronger colors-the scarlet of the cook's angry cheeks, the vibrant orange stripes of the little cat-all the more effective. Ages 4-8.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-Grade 2?A slight tale of a greedy old lady who prepares a special meal for herself, paying no attention to her orange-striped cat. When the cat can stand it no longer and tries to sneak a tidbit, the woman throws him out into the rain. The creature feels the anger of being shut out rise within him, and wishes he could become as large as his anger. Predictably, he becomes as big as a "GREAT JUNGLE TIGER," enters the house, and frightens his mistress, who has just sat down to her dinner. After consuming all the food, the feline, purring, returns to normal size, and somehow the old woman has learned her lesson and is never selfish again. The ending seems somewhat contrived and begs the question. Colorful, cartoonlike watercolors carry this bizarre story along. Not a first purchase.?Beth Irish, Orange Public Library, CA
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0689506112
• ISBN 13: 9780689506116
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Rankin Joan