Jellicle Cats (old Possums Cats) [Paperback]

Jellicle Cats come one and all.Jellicles come to the Jellicle Ball.Join the Jellicle Cats under the Jellicle Moon in the forth picture-book pairing from Arthur Robins and T. S. Eliot's Old Possum's cats, as they dance the night away.To sit alongside other classics such asThe Gruffalo,The Tiger Who Came to Tea, andSpot.Thomas Stearns Eliot was born in St Louis, Missouri, in 1888. He came to England in 1914 and published his first book of poems in 1917. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948. Eliot died in 1965.Arthur Robins is a renowned cartoonist and illustrator of over fifty books, includingLittle Rabbit Foo Foo.

The first book in the series -Macavity- was warmly reviewed by theNew York Times

Lots more to come from this series including board books

Complete and unabridged - this is a gentle way to introduce poetry to young childrenAnother lovely picture book from the Eliot/Robins duo, bringing Eliot's much loved cats to life
It's rare that a poem not meant for a picture book translates so smoothly into the form, but Macavity does, coming in at the perfect length with ample opportunity for illustrations to help build out the story. . . .Like Eliot's verses, [Robins's illustrations] present a world of mischief and hilarity. NEW YORK TIMES

Robins has infused new life into the trickster cat. KIRKUS