Macavity!

'Macavity' (the mystery cat!) is one of the best-loved poems from T. S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats - the inspiration for Cats: The Musical - beloved by generations of children and their parents. Now, Macavity is given a new life in this stunning picture book with illustrations from Arthur Robins that perfectly convey all the wit and humour of Eliot's creation. To sit alongside other classics such as The Gruffalo , The Tiger Who Came to Tea , and Spot.

About the author

Thomas Stearns Eliot was born in St Louis, Missouri, in 1888. He settled in England in 1915 and published his first book of poems in 1917. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948. Eliot died in 1965.Arthur Robins is a renowned cartoonist and illustrator of books including What Use is a Moose? and Bertie was a Watchdog.

Summary

Featuring poems of T S Eliot, this book includes classics such as The Gruffalo, The Tiger Who Came to Tea, and Spot.

Report

Arthur Robins' witty and robust illustrations bring Macavity up to date, delighting a new generation of readers. Guardian

Product details

• Authors: T S Eliot, T. S. Eliot, T.S. Eliot, Thomas S. Eliot, Thomas Stearns Eliot, Arthur Robins
• Assisted by: Arthur Robins (Illustration), Robins Arthur (Illustration)
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 3 to 6
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2014
• EAN: 9780571308132
• ISBN: 978-0-571-30813-2
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 252 mm x 255 mm x 7 mm
• Series: Old Possum's Cats; Old Possum's Cats
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Picture books; JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Cats, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Humor / Comic Strips & Cartoons, Interest age: from c 3 years, Children’s / Teenage: Poetry, Reading Age: From C 3 Years, Poetry (Children's/Ya)