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Curled Up With A Good Kid's Book - "This is a book to buy and read over and over again."

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Cynthia Von Buhler provides a clever and witty take on the age-old question from Aesop's fables - "But who will bell the cats?" - in the book of the same name.

In a dark, beautiful castle high upon a hill lives a princess with her eight pampered and not-so-nice cats; in the dingy cellar below live Mouse and his dear friend Brown Bat. While the cats dine at banquets and sleep in soft, perfumed beds, Mouse and Brown Bat make do with crumbs that fall through the f...

Cynthia von Buhler Signs With Eddie Gamarra & Hollywood Management Agency, The Gotham Group

The author and artist plans to create concepts for animated films and children's television programs.

Cynthia von Buhler created this snow globe featuring characters from her children's book But Who Will Bell the Cats? for The Gotham Group's holiday card. The city in the background is their logo.

But Who Will Bell the Cats? Is Nominated For A Cybil Award, 2009

The book is nominated in the Fiction Picture Books category. Visit the Cybil's site for more information.

But Who WIll Bell the Cats? Is Nominated For A Cybil Award, 2009

The book is nominated in the Fiction Picture Books category. Visit the Cybil's site for more information.

Grand Rapids Living: "Truly the cat's meow."

Royal cats no match for clever mouse in 'But Who Will Bell the Cats?'

"But Who Will Bell the Cats?" written and illustrated by Cynthia von Buhler, is truly the cat's meow and my idea of a fantastic picture book. (Houghton Mifflin, $16, ages 4-9)

Everything is here — exciting art, an engaging story, even a happy ending. Based on Aesop's fables, this is a story of cats and mice, of have and have-nots and of a clever, determined mouse that solves an age-old problem.

The tale begins with the princes...

Toledo Blade: "Her use of detail is amazing. A delightful experience!"

Kids books: Magic for the holidays and everyday

Count on these books to be welcome holiday gifts that will last long past their giving. Memorable characters, original plots, and vivid settings make these books fine choices.

The story is based on Aesop's familiar fable: who will bell the cats? The illustrations, however, are unique. In the dark basement of the castle, Mouse and his friend Brown Bat exist on leftover crumbs. Upstairs the Princess and her cats enjoy lavish meals. Mouse is convince...

Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast: "This is one stylin' book, and it's like nothing I've seen this year."

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This is author/illustrator Cynthia von Buhler's self-portrait-slash-doll. I invited Cynthia to 7-Imp this morning to share some art from her latest title, the downright luxurious But Who Will Bell the Cats? (Houghton Mifflin Books for Children; September 2009). This title has been met with such lavish reviews as: "Dark, complicated mixed-media illustrations bring a humorously creepy feel to the tale…this story of an indefatigable mouse should find a welcome pl...

Kirkus Reviews: "Young readers will pore over this one again and again."

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August, 2009:

Following a retelling of the Aesop fable, Von Buhler embellishes the tale with a luxurious castle, a princess, some pampered cats and an inventive, brave mouse with a faithful bat friend. The poor mouse lives in a dark basement, cold and hungry, surviving on the crumbs that fall through the floorboards. He has grandiose schemes to bell the cats, involving elaborate costumes. Of course he is spotted each time and subjected to much humiliation by...

A Fuse #8 Production: "My library's secret weapon from here on in"..."Beautiful and haunting with the kinds of images kids will pore over."

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What's wrong with a little gilt? A little jewelry, fanciness, lace, velvet, and champagne? Nothing, really. It just depends on how it's done. I get these little girls in my library all the time requesting "princess" stories, and truth be told what they really want is something gorgeous to the eye. They're the kinds of gals who drool over the Fancy Nancy books and sit hypnotized by the work of Kinuko Y Craft. Sometimes it's enough to drive a good old-fashioned ...

Horn Book: "this story of an indefatigable mouse should find a welcome place on the shelves of any castle...or library."

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September/October issue:

Von Buhler's droll upstairs/downstairs tale is introduced by the Aesop's fable on the value of belling a cat—and the danger to the mouse who dared do it. Here the mouse hero and his brown bat friend live in the cellar of a castle, while the princess and her eight pampered cats live a life of opulence upstairs. The cats have plenty to eat, safe places to sleep, books to read, and fancy parties to attend; Mouse and Brown Bat live on...