Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat
Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat
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Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat

Written by T. S. Eliot & illustrated by Arthur Robins
Part of the Old Possum Picture Books Book Series
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3 - 5
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32
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Nov 15, 2016
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We must find him or the train can’t start! All aboard as Skimbleshanks, the Railway Cat, stars in the third picture-book pairing from Arthur Robins and T. S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s cats, set on the Night Mail train where Skimble won’t let anything go wrong. To sit alongside other classics such as The Gruffalo, The Tiger Who Came to Tea, and Spot.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780571324835
    Publication Date
    November 15, 2016
    Publisher
    Faber and Faber
    Page Count
    32
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    3 - 5 years

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