Author: FINE, ANNE
Title: The Diary of a Killer Cat (Puffin Modern Classics)
Description: Puffin, UK. First Edition, Softcover. Very Good Condition. 9780141335773 64 pages. Available Now. Book Description: Everyone loves the wickedly dry sense of humour of The Diary of a Killer Cat by Anne Fine. : Okay, Okay. So hang me. I killed the bird. For pity's sake, I'm a cat.: Poor Ellie is horrified when Tuffy drags a dead bird into the house. Then a mouse. But Tuffy can't understand what all the fuss is about. : Who on earth will be the next victim to arrive through the cat-flap? Can soft-hearted Ellie manage to get her beloved pet to change his wild, wild ways before he ends up in even deeper trouble?: The hilarious antics of Tuffy and his family as told by the killer cat himself. : 'Anne Fine knows how to make readers laugh' Guardian: Anne Fine has written numerous highly acclaimed and prize-winning books for children and adults. The Tulip Touch won the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year Award; Goggle-Eyes won the Guardian Children's Fiction Award and the Carnegie Medal; Flour Babies won the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year; and Bill's New Frock won a Smarties Prize. Anne Fine was named Children's Laureate in 2001 and was awarded an OBE in 2003. : Review: Cox's cartoon illustrations, complete with talk balloons, add to the wicked humor. Readers will hope for an American release of the sequel, Return of the Killer Cat. --Kirkus Reviews The author of Alias Madam Doubtfire and other popular stories writes with the same delicious wickedness for a younger audience. --Booklist Funny throughout.the black-and-white sketches, some full page, bring movement and personality to the characters. --School Library Journal Wry first-person story of a not-so-fearsome feline. Fans of this cheeky fellow will meet an equally likeable narrator . in Fine's Notso Hotso. --Publisher's Weekly The sardonic British humor . and hilarious surprise twist at the end makes this and Fine's similar dog's journal, Notso Hotso, excellent choices for kids ready to tackle a chapter book. --Reading Today -- : About the Author: Anne Fine has written numerous highly acclaimed and prize-winning books for children and adults. The Tulip Touchwon the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year Award; Goggle-Eyes won the Guardian Children's Fiction Award and the Carnegie Medal; Flour Babies won the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year; and Bill's New Frock won a Smarties Prize. Anne Fine was named Children's Laureate in 2001 and was awarded an OBE in 2003. Size: 19.3 x 12.2 x 0.8 cm. 64 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Paperback; ISBN: 0141335777. ISBN/EAN: 9780141335773. Inventory No: F246-1205.

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