I Don't Know What to Call My Cat
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Picture Book · Ages 4–7 · 2017

I Don't Know What to Call My Cat

By Simon Philip, Ella Bailey (Illustrator)

A girl struggles to name a cat, but a gorilla's antics lead to unexpected heroics.

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A little girl welcomes an unexpected feline guest, but naming him proves tricky. When the cat vanishes, she's left with a mischievous gorilla named Steve. As chaos ensues, will the missing cat return to save the day? Discover how a nameless cat might become an unlikely hero in this whimsical tale of unexpected pets and surprising friendships.

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When a cat unexpectedly arrives at her house, a little girl takes him in and tries to find the perfect name. Kitty? Rambo? Mr. Maestro? None of these is quite right. Catowning is harder than she imagined, and then the cat disappears! Good thing her next pet arrives so unexpectedly–and he’s easy to name, even if he is a bit naughty. But when Steve the Gorilla proves to be much too mischievous to be a pet, the missing, nameless cat just might turn out to be a hero!

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Format
Hardcover
Pages
32
Reading age
4–7
Audience
Picture
Themes & topics
Books about animalsBooks about catsBooks about namesBooks about petsBooks about gorillas
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Book details

Publication
Published
May 9, 2017
First published
January 12, 2017
Publisher
Clarion Books
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780544971431

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