Motley: 0

By Susannah Amoore

Previously published in hardback in 1997, a fact-based story about a cat who tries to find a permanent home with a family who, unfortunately for him, already have a cat. A picture book in the PICTURE... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670877301
• ISBN13: 9780670877300
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Viking Children's Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 2 to 6 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 1

Customer Reviews

cat wisdom

This is a true story about Motley, who found a home with writer Susannah Amoore, in a very cat-like manner, wisely waiting for the right time and circumstance. Susannah is a poet, who also writes for Condé Nast Publications. Motley's story is beautifully written, in what could be called "grown-up language", with words like "catapult" and "frenzied" that younger children might not understand, but would be good for them to hear read and explained to them. Children of all ages however will delight in the whimsical illustrations by Mary Fedden, a superb artist with a unique sense of perspective, and a great eye for color.