Growltiger's Last Stand with The Pekes & the Pollicles & The Song of the Jellicles

by T.S. Eliot, Errol Le Cain (Illustrator)

Three poems describe the nighttime adventures of some rather special cats.

Genres: Poetry, Picture Books, Childrens, Anthologies, Animals, Cats

32 pages, paper

First published January 1, 1986

About the author

Thomas Stearns Eliot was a poet, dramatist and literary critic. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948 "for his outstanding, pioneer contribution to present-day poetry." He wrote the poems The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, The Waste Land, The Hollow Men, Ash Wednesday, and Four Quartets; the plays Murder in the Cathedral and The Cocktail Party; and the essay Tradition and the Individual Talent. Eliot was born an American, moved to the United Kingdom in 1914 (at the age of 25), and became a British subject in 1927 at the age of 39.

See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T.S._Eliot

Reviews

[Kirsty Cabot · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read to ivy 28/09/18

Ouch this is dated!

[Paula · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was one of my childhood favorites, the illustrations and wonderful poetry are stamped on my memories. I recently began reading it to my daughter and now appreciate the poems on a whole new level. One thing to be aware of, because it's so old there are some not so favorable racial references and slang to be aware of when reading to small children so they don't repeat or go around using those words.

[Truls Ljungström · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jag vet inte hur många gånger jag fick denna läst för mig som liten, men jag älskade den djupt. Morrtiger, som han hette i den svenska översättning, var en väldigt häftig katt. Att nu hitta den online att läsa för en sömnig liten son var utmärkt, även om den nu var på engelska. Vi får se vad han tänker när han faktiskt förstår orden.

[Margaret · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely delightful! The illustrations complement the text marvelously. This collection of Eliot's poems is one of my FAVOURITE books to read with my boys. I highly recommend you get your hands on a copy!

[Carlotta]

Wouldn't want to read about the "Heathen Chinese" to a child. Otherwise v enjoyable poetry.

[Seth Lebaron · Rating 4 out of 5]

T.S.Elliot has place his three favorite poems into one book. The poems are a little advance for early elementary school readers. But you could still use this book to share the adventure of the characters inside, and have the students use poetry to write a whole adventure.

[Eric Flynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beatifully illustrated, classic children's tale.

[Jackie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I can hear the Musical Cats as I read the poems..... Love the descriptions of the cat personalities.

[Bobby · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good poems and fantastic illustrations make for a pleasantly diverting ten minute read.

[Tisha · Rating 2 out of 5]

I can check off poetry on my 2016 reading challenge list.