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"Officer Katz is a creature catcher and inventor extraordinaire, guarding his beloved Kitty City. But one sneaky dog has always managed to get away: The Great Houndini. When Houndini's traveling show, The Great Escape, hurtles into Kitty City, Officer Katz is determined to trap him on his turf before he hangs up his officer's hat for good. It's all paws on deck as Katz chases Houndini up, down, and around the town, with the help of loyal Deputy Catbird and his clever Katz-traptions. In this ultimate cat-versus-dog tale of two tails, who will finally prevail in Kitty City?"--Front jacket flap.
Über den Autor / die Autorin
Maria Gianferrari is a picture book reader/writer, tea-drinker, dog-lover, and birdwatcher. Maria writes books that honor our bonds with creatures both domestic and wild and that celebrate the natural world around us, including
Fungi Grow and
Just One Oak, illustrated by Diana Sudyka;
Ice Cycle: Poems about the Life of Ice, illustrated by Jieting Chen;
Being a Dog: A Tail of Mindfulness,
illustrated by Pete Oswald;
Bobcat Prowling, illustrated by Bagram Ibatouilline; and
Be a Tree!, illustrated by Felicita Sala. She lives with her family in Massachusetts in a house encircled by trees. To learn more about Maria, visit her website: MariaGianferrari.com.
Zusammenfassung
It’s all paws on deck in this hilarious picture book that explores the age-old debate of which four-legged friends are best: cats versus dogs?
Officer Katz is looking forward to a nice retirement, complete with all the treats he could want, until his arch-nemesis, Houndini, reappears one final time to challenge Katz to a showdown. If Katz manages to catch Houndini after three tries, Houndini will stay out of Kitty City forever. But if Houndini manages to escape, the town will be renamed...Houndiniville. And Katz isn’t about to let his town go to the dogs.
All the claws are out as Katz chases Houndini up, down and around town. With the help of their two assistants—Deputy Catbird and Squirrel—can Katz and Houndini call a truce? Or will this challenge have them both chasing their tails out of town?
