The Tortilla Cat

by Nancy Willard, Jeanette Winter (Illustrator)

When each of Doctor Romero’s five children becomes ill, one after the other, with the same fever that took his dear wife, the doctor is not able to help them. Yet each child is quickly cured when a little cat comes in the night, offering a tortilla on a tray and singing. Is the cat a feverish dream-or is the Tortilla Cat real?

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

48 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 1998

About the author

NANCY WILLARD was an award-winning children's author, poet, and essayist who received the Newbery Medal in 1982 for A Visit to William Blake's Inn. She wrote dozens of volumes of children's fiction and poetry, including The Flying Bed, Sweep Dreams, and Cinderella's Dress. She also authored two novels for adults, Things Invisible to See and Sister Water, and twelve books of poetry, including Swimming Lessons: New and Selected Poems. She lived with her husband, photographer Eric Lindbloom, and taught at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York.

Reviews

[Dolly · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a strange little story that is odd, but comforting. The family suffers a devastating loss and is threatened with more, but a little furry nursemaid comes to them. We really didn't know what to expect from this story, but we really enjoyed it and our girls loved the ending.

[Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is such a lovely story.

[JustOneMoreBook.com · Rating 5 out of 5]

This simply spun and beautifully illustrated story of family, magic and suspense absorbs our girls completely — and almost always ends to cries of “read it again!”.

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[Elaine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute story. Basically about having faith and hope in difficult situation.