Rascal: A Meowmoir

by Claire Noble

Rascal has had enough drama to last nine lives.

Claire and Brigitte Noble team up to bring you the story of Rascal the cat.

He was born in the countryside surrounding Hong Kong. Unfortunately, he was born with damaged eyes. A blind cat would have a difficult time in the wild, so Rascal moved into an apartment with his forever family. Two years later, the family moved to Switzerland. Mostly, Rascal prefers to take it easy. Read about the times when taking it easy was not an option.

32 pages, Paperback

First published February 19, 2014

About the author

A long sleep and a good laugh are the two best cures for anything. - Irish Proverb

Author of:
State-Sponsored Sex and Other Tales of International Misadventure

Kindle Short Read:
Skingripe: One Woman's Struggle to Accept the Skin She's In

And the children’s picture book:
Rascal A Meowmoir

Finalist, 2011 Missouri Review Audio Contest
Finalist, 2012 Salem College International Literary Contest
Winner, 2012 4’33″ One-Minute Story Contest
Fellowship Attendee, 2012 Arizona State Rising Stars, Desert Nights Writers’ Conference
2012 Graduate of the Inaugural Cohort of the City University of Hong Kong MFA program

Reviews

[Jennifer]

I enjoyed the story of Rascal. I thought it was cute and charming in many ways. I liked the introduction of different cultures with Rascal being found in China and later the move to Europe - it seemed to be done in a way that made the story interesting but probably not too difficult for a child.

I wasn't keen on the title use of "Meowmoir" because to me it just seems awkward - sounds wrong in my head. Not sure if mangling the word memoir is good for a kids understanding or not. Maybe a subtitle of something like "A cat's tale" or something more specific to Rascal's story would be better.

I did feel like the ending petered out just a bit - like it needed something more for the end.

But overall cute and charming. The pictures were a lot of fun.