The Nine Lives of the Cat

by Gérard Moncomble, Andre Arinouchkine (Illustrator)

A long time ago, a cat as black as a moonless night emerged from a magical forest and lived nine memorable lives. In one life, he is called Bottom-Pit after being rescued from the bottom of a well. In another, he joins a marauding gang of cat bandits. The Cat spends another life with an old witch who wants to use his tail in one of her magic potions. During his life at the village inn, the Cat entertains dinner guests by dancing on tabletops. He spends his next life with a writer, retelling these amazing adventures until one day the Cat is crowned king and escapes into the forest to begin his last life. What will happen during the Cat's ninth and final life as king?

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Anna Kļaviņa · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a retelling of British fairy tale The King of the Cats.

[Julie Moronuki · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is so beautiful, and I love how open-ended it is. Each short tale about one of the cat's lives -- whether he is a leader of a gang of thief cats or some lady's lap pet -- is enjoyable itself, but the ending is the best, because you don't know what happens to the cat. My kids and I have spent many enjoyable hours debating what happens after the end of the book, imagining so many possibilities.

[Oksana73 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Если вы обожаете кошек и сказки, а так же отличные иллюстрации, то это книга для вас. Книга, которую можно перечитывать бесчисленное количество раз, которую можно читать детям на ночь, рассматривать которую можно каждый день. Ну, или почти каждый. Это очень добрая книжка.