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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Kitty-cat tales

Kitty-cat tales

Van Leer Carrick, Alice

Paperback

General Juvenile Fiction

ISBN10: 9309338490
ISBN13: 9789309338496
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Nov 8 2026
Pages: 66
Weight: 0.22
Height: 0.16 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Each night brings a new promise: a talking black kitten will tell another tale. Dolly, lonely while her parents are away and staying under the strict care of Miss Jane, finds companionship in Impty's stories. This connected bedtime frame turns a collection of cat-centred fairy tales, fables and folk retellings into an unfolding ritual, inviting children to wonder where the kitten's imagination will lead next. Across enchanted kingdoms, humble cottages, splendid palaces and the streets of London, cats take on many guises. They are loyal helpers and restless wanderers, quick-witted tricksters and innocent victims of deceit; some pursue luxury, while others learn the worth of contentment. Familiar retellings, including The White Cat, The King of the Field-Mice, The Discontented Cat and Dick Whittington, sit beside tales shaped by foreign courts and village life, creating a varied world of anthropomorphic animal adventures. Gentle humour accompanies questions that remain immediately recognisable to young listeners: whether cleverness can defeat pride, whether greed ever satisfies, and how kindness, perseverance and justice fare against deception. The cats' stubbornly feline natures lend the moral conclusions both charm and wit, while the short-story form makes the collection especially suited to shared reading or one tale before sleep. This book was out of print for decades and is now republished by Alpha Editions. It has been restored for today's and future generations. This edition is not just a reprint - it's a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

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