The Chinese Siamese Cat

Tan, Amy

ISBN 10: 0027888355 / ISBN 13: 9780027888355

Published by Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 1994

About this Item

Good+ hardcover in Good+ jacket. 1994. SIGNED by AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR on title page w/NO inscription. EX-CHURCH LIB w/markings. Previous owner's name on church bookplate. Page all clean. MIld edge wear. Jacket with light scuffing and wear. Spine tag. Solid.

Seller Inventory # L07419

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Chinese Siamese Cat
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0027888355
• ISBN 13: 9780027888355
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Gretchen Schields
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good Plus
• Dust Jacket Condition: good +
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

In ancient China, there lived cats that looked like Siamese cats, without the dark markings, until a naughty kitten, Sagwa, tangles with a Foolish Magistrate, falls into an inkpot, and gives Siamese cats their unique coloring.

About the Author

Amy Tan wrote her first published essay, "What the Library Means to Me," at age eight. She has since become the author of two well-known works of fiction: The Joy Luck Club, which was chosen by the American Library Association as a Best Book for Young Adults; and The Kitchen God's Wife, named a 1991 Booklist Editor's Choice. Her first book for young people was the highly praised The Moon Lady, illustrated by Gretchen Schields (Macmillan). Her recent essay, "Mother Tongue," was included in the 1991 edition of Best American Essays. Prior to writing fiction, Ms. Tan worked as a language development consultant to programs serving developmentally disabled children. She lives in San Francisco with her husband, Lou DeMattei.