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Bartholomew, We Love You!
Bartholomew was Kim's kitten, even if he did prefer to nap on the deep-blue velvet patch in Emily's quilt...a strikingly realistic story of sisterly rivalry and reunion [book jacket blurb]
54 pages, Hardcover
First published April 1, 1973
About the author
Doris Orgel
71 books11 followersDoris Orgel is a children's writer. She was born in Vienna, Austria. As a child, she and her family fled to Yugoslavia and finally the U.S. during the rise of the Nazi party in Europe. She attended Radcliffe College from 1946 too 1948, and graduated cum laude from Barnard College in 1950.
In her career, Ms. Orgel has written and translated several fairy and folk tales, as well as served as a translator for other authors. Prior to her work as a children's writer, Orgel was in magazine and book publishing. Her first original book, Sarah’s Room (1963) was published under the pseudonym Doris Adelberg. It was also republished in England and in Switzerland in German. In 1960, Ms. Orgel received the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award for her translation of Willhelm Hauff's Dwarf Long-Nose (1960). Her book The Devil in Vienna (1978) received a Phoenix Award Honor in 1998. Ms. Orgel has also worked as a children’s book reviewer for "The New York Times".
She is married to Dr. Shelley Orgel; has three children: Paul, Laura, and Jeremy; two daughters-in-law: Sharon Lamb and Ling Chen Orgel; three grandchildren: Willy, Jennifer, and Julian; and three granddogs: Woof, Buster, and Otto. She lives in New York City.
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In her career, Ms. Orgel has written and translated several fairy and folk tales, as well as served as a translator for other authors. Prior to her work as a children's writer, Orgel was in magazine and book publishing. Her first original book, Sarah’s Room (1963) was published under the pseudonym Doris Adelberg. It was also republished in England and in Switzerland in German. In 1960, Ms. Orgel received the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award for her translation of Willhelm Hauff's Dwarf Long-Nose (1960). Her book The Devil in Vienna (1978) received a Phoenix Award Honor in 1998. Ms. Orgel has also worked as a children’s book reviewer for "The New York Times".
She is married to Dr. Shelley Orgel; has three children: Paul, Laura, and Jeremy; two daughters-in-law: Sharon Lamb and Ling Chen Orgel; three grandchildren: Willy, Jennifer, and Julian; and three granddogs: Woof, Buster, and Otto. She lives in New York City.
For more information, please see http://www.answers.com/topic/doris-orgel
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March 20, 2026
Book from my grandparent’s library. Interesting read. Nothing special. Mostly sisters bickering lol
August 24, 2008
Found an autographed copy at the Strand and, because I liked Orgel's A CERTAIN MAGIC so much, thought I'd give it a chance. The book is only 54 pages, so it's not as developed as A CERTAIN MAGIC. But Orgel is a master at conveying the ugly emotions of guilt and jealousy, while still creating likable characters.
February 12, 2013
Loved this book as a kid in the early 1970s. Kim is jealous of her pretty older sister, Emily, who is good at everything. Then Kim finds a stray kitten, Bartholomew, which causes more friction between the sisters but eventually brings them together. Kids today would enjoy it as well.
January 31, 2015
Read under title Me and Emily and the Cat. I had conflated this with The Easter Cat! What a thrill to realize that there were 2 separate books and that one had a variant name.
March 31, 2015
A childhood favorite. We owned a copy so I read it multiple times. Beautiful illustrations and a great sister story.
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