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The Kingdom of Carbonel

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I sat in our old town library as a 10 year old and could not put these books down (I'm now 46 and an elementary teacher). I remember that the story revolved around a girl who found a magic broom and then could talk to Carbonel, hence learning all about the magical kingdom of cats that other people knew nothing about. Finding the broom and getting to know Carbonel opened up a whole new, magical world that kept me enthralled. The only books I have ever read since then that have kept my attention in that same sort of way are the Harry Potter Books. I have spent years looking for the Carbonel books and now thanks to computers I have been able to find them. I hope that someone will let a publisher know and that these really great stories will be reprinted and shared with other young people. There is something truely magical about them and I have thought about Carbonel many times throughout my life.

When I was a child I found a book called Carbonel the King of Cats and fell in love. The sequel Kingdom of Carbonel takes place after Carbonel became the King, got married and had children. The escapades of Rosemary to find the lost kittens was wonderful. Editors!! This book is worth reprinting!!! In fact the whole series is worth reprinting!

I, too, found this book as a child and was absolutely captivated, so much so that I got a friend to track down the original (Carbonel) and buy me a copy from England. Carbonel is now available in the US, and I very much hope the same publisher publishes Kingdom of Carbonel as well. There is such magic and delight in the book and images that have stayed with me all my life, particularly the talking kittens and the flying rocking chair.

One of the other reviewers mentioned Harry Potter. There is a great deal of similarity of mood between the Carbonel books and Harry Potter. One can easily imagine Rosemary Brown as a muggle caught up in the same magical world Harry is from. (She even has neighbors named Mr. and Mrs. Tonks.)

I read and re-read these books as a child and I hope to read them with my children! They are lovely and truly magical. They capture the attention and imagination as few other books and series can. They are classics. A wise editor would do well to bring back these delightful tales, especially at a time when interest in all things magic seems to have hit a peak.

When I was in the 5th grade, I bought The Kingdom of Carbonel for 5 cents at the library in a pile of books they were getting rid of. The dust jacket had been lost, so someone had taken the time to draw a new cover for it. As soon as I picked up that book, I could not put it down. I have read it three times since, just for fun. Today I was going to recommend my niece check it out from the library, and I came to look up the author on Amazon. I can't BELIEVE this book is out of print! This is DEFINATELY one of the most magical children's books I have read in my lifetime, and I wish they would re-print it for our youngsters to enjoy!

Like the other reviewers, I found the book, Carbonel the King of Cats in the library when I was 11 or 12. These books were magical to me and I felt that I was in the kingdom of Carbonel as I read them. I guess these books are the Harry Potter books of today. To have all three books again just brings back fond memories. You don't have to be a cat lover to enjoy your time in the Kingodm of Carbonel.