Tumford the Terrible
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Picture Book · Ages 0–3 · 2008

Tumford the Terrible

Written and illustrated by Nancy Tillman

Part of the Tumford series

A mischievous cat struggles to say sorry. Can love help him find the words?

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32 pages
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Tumford, a mischievous cat, often finds himself in trouble—tracking dirt, breaking things, and causing chaos at parties. Despite feeling guilty, he struggles to apologize. Can his owners' unconditional love teach him to say the magic words and mend his ways?

From the publisher

Tumford isn’t really a terrible cat. He just has a way of finding mischief–tracking dirt into the house, knocking over breakable things, and disrupting fancy parties. But even though he feels bad, he has a hard time saying, I’m sorry. Will the fact that his owners love him, no matter what, help Tummy say the magic words?

At a glance
Format
Board book
Pages
32
Reading age
0–3
Audience
Board
Lexile
~459L
Themes & topics
Books about catsBooks about manners and etiquetteBooks about saying sorryBooks about social themesBooks about habits and behavior
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The fine print

Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
3.1
F&P level
~M
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
144308
Publication
Published
January 13, 2015
First published
May 1, 2008
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781250033642

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