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Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
Minnie, once a cat, has suddenly--and inexplicably--become a young woman. But she still purrs, climbs trees, rubs up against people and generally acts like a feline. Minnie's sister turns up her tail and her aunt scolds her ("How on earth did it happen, Minnie? To you of all people, from one of the finest cat families in Chillthorn!"); on other hand, a man named Tibbs, a struggling reporter, invites her in to stay, and gives her a box and milk to drink from a saucer. Minnie, with her plethora of cat contacts about town, lets Tibbs in on scoops no human could ever get; Tibbs helps Minnie develop human feelings and behavior. The playful premise of this Dutch import could bear more playful treatment (there is, for example, an unnecessary attempt to settle the unconventional friendship between Tibbs and Minnie with a prediction of their eventual marriage), but there are genuinely funny moments, such as Minnie's trip to a psychiatrist. Illustrations not seen by PW. Ages 8-up.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
Grade 4-6-This gentle fantasy, originally published in the Netherlands, is a story of transformations. Tibbs is a small-town newspaper reporter who is about to lose his job because he's too shy to write about anything besides cats and the weather. Minnie is a ginger cat who turns into a human and is driven from her home. They meet, and together they grow into people who are ready to take (almost) normal places in society. Minnie, who can still speak with other felines, gathers news for Tibbs to write about, and the man is driven to conquer his shyness by the need to unmask the evil deeds of a heartless (dog-owning) industrialist, Mr. Elbow. The setting, a small European village, will seem idyllic to many readers and adds to the slightly strange, unfamiliar mood of the tale. The black-line drawings catch the oddity of a person carrying out cat behaviors. This book lacks the sheer magic of Ursula K. Le Guin's Catwings (Orchard, 1988) and the robust adventure of Lloyd Alexander's The Cat Who Wished to Be a Man (Dutton, 1977), but has a charm of its own that will appeal to graduates of Esther Averill's "Jenny and the Cat Club" series (HarperCollins).
Margaret Chatham, formerly at Smithtown Library, NY
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Minnie, once a cat, has suddenly--and inexplicably--become a young woman. But she still purrs, climbs trees, rubs up against people and generally acts like a feline. Minnie's sister turns up her tail and her aunt scolds her ("How on earth did it happen, Minnie? To you of all people, from one of the finest cat families in Chillthorn!"); on other hand, a man named Tibbs, a struggling reporter, invites her in to stay, and gives her a box and milk to drink from a saucer. Minnie, with her plethora of cat contacts about town, lets Tibbs in on scoops no human could ever get; Tibbs helps Minnie develop human feelings and behavior. The playful premise of this Dutch import could bear more playful treatment (there is, for example, an unnecessary attempt to settle the unconventional friendship between Tibbs and Minnie with a prediction of their eventual marriage), but there are genuinely funny moments, such as Minnie's trip to a psychiatrist. Illustrations not seen by PW. Ages 8-up.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
Grade 4-6-This gentle fantasy, originally published in the Netherlands, is a story of transformations. Tibbs is a small-town newspaper reporter who is about to lose his job because he's too shy to write about anything besides cats and the weather. Minnie is a ginger cat who turns into a human and is driven from her home. They meet, and together they grow into people who are ready to take (almost) normal places in society. Minnie, who can still speak with other felines, gathers news for Tibbs to write about, and the man is driven to conquer his shyness by the need to unmask the evil deeds of a heartless (dog-owning) industrialist, Mr. Elbow. The setting, a small European village, will seem idyllic to many readers and adds to the slightly strange, unfamiliar mood of the tale. The black-line drawings catch the oddity of a person carrying out cat behaviors. This book lacks the sheer magic of Ursula K. Le Guin's Catwings (Orchard, 1988) and the robust adventure of Lloyd Alexander's The Cat Who Wished to Be a Man (Dutton, 1977), but has a charm of its own that will appeal to graduates of Esther Averill's "Jenny and the Cat Club" series (HarperCollins).
Margaret Chatham, formerly at Smithtown Library, NY
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
See all Editorial Reviews
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Tibbs! Where is Tibbs! Has anyone seen Tibbs? The boss wants him. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
deodorant factory, ginger sister, church cat, ginger cat, old trailer Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Scruffy Cat, Miss Minnie, Aunt Molly, Monopoly Cat, Garage Cat, Newspaper Cat, Queen's Road, School Cat, Market Square, Association of Animal Friends, Cross-Eyed Simon, Building Society,
Tibbs! Where is Tibbs! Has anyone seen Tibbs? The boss wants him. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
deodorant factory, ginger sister, church cat, ginger cat, old trailer Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Scruffy Cat, Miss Minnie, Aunt Molly, Monopoly Cat, Garage Cat, Newspaper Cat, Queen's Road, School Cat, Market Square, Association of Animal Friends, Cross-Eyed Simon, Building Society,