The Catawampus Cat
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A tilted tale about a cat who sees the world from an unusual point of view, written by the hilarious Jason Carter Eaton (How to Train a Train) and illustrated by the equally humorous Gus Gordon (Herman and Rosie). catawampus (cat-a-wam-pus) n. 1. Diagonal or at an angle. 2. Askew, awry. The catawampus cat walks with a slant. And his skewed point of view has everyone in town looking at everything with fresh eyes. Even Bushy Brows Billiam who never notices anything, including what time class is over, spots the catawampus cat, and now he’s a star student! And when the town librarian sees the catawampus cat, she pulls the “wrong” book from the shelf, sending her into a life of adventure. The catawampus cat is in town and everything is about to change.
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The Creatives Behind the Book
Jason Carter Eaton is the bestselling author of numerous children’s books, including Great, Now We’ve Got Barbarians!, The Catawampus Cat, How to Train a Train, How to Track a Truck, and the middle grade novel The Facttracker. Jason currently lives with his family in Westchester, NY where they have popped may awesome bubbles together.
Gus Gordon grew up on a farm in the mountains, went to agricultural college, and even worked on a cattle farm. Eventually, he realized he loved drawing cows (and other things) more than he loved living with them, so he bravely turned to illustration. Gus now lives with his wife and three kids in Sydney, Australia.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780553509717
- Publication Date
- March 21, 2017
- Publisher
- Crown Books for Young Readers
- Original Publication Date
- March 21, 2017
- Page Count
- 32
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 4 - 8 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 2016008919
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 982112006
- Lexile® Level
- AD650L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~P
- Est. ATOS® Book Level
- ~4.2
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