The Friendship of Milly and Tug

by Dian Curtis Regan

Milly and Tug are a cat and a mouse. Milly and Tug are the best of friends. In five short stories, these unlikely companions have fun playing off each other as they go about their day. Ever-determined Tug is quick to show up his pal in a spelling contest. Milly gets even with Tug when she scares him silly with a story about a fierce cat who likes to hunt mice for sport. But when Tug sets out into the wilderness to seek good fortune, unexpected danger awaits. Will Milly be there when he needs her most?

As heartwarming as they are humorous, these easy-to-read stories seamlessly blend the battles and joys of one special friendship.

78 pages, Hardcover

First published May 15, 1999

About the author

Dian is the author of many books for young readers, ranging from picture books to novels for teenagers. She graduated from the University of Colorado, her home state, and has also lived in Texas, Oklahoma, and Venezuela. Presently, she lives in Kansas.

Reviews

[Trish · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fairly clean, decent writing and humor.
Didn’t love that the two characters bickered all the time, though they clearly loved each other. Also, one page from the end, they included the word “gosh.” I am not a fan of substitute swear words.

[Madi · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was one of my favorite books as a kid, I loved the friendship and the way they looked out for each other. Cute illustrations as well. Short but sweet.

[Kayla Schaap · Rating 2 out of 5]

My daughter gives it 2 stars. Unexplained reason🤷

[Maddie Gerber · Rating 4 out of 5]

I picked this book because I love cats and it looked cute. This book is what friendship should be like and what is takes to have a good friendship. I think kids would really enjoy this book, and it has a good ending. I would like to have this book in my classroom because it teaches about friendship and has a good ending.

[Austin Phadoungsyavong · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like this book and friendship but those cat and mouse about game for spell. If can spell then get point one and I make no sense because mouse was say "I'm master speller" meaning can do it but cat give word him make hard.