I Am Cat
Author and Illustrator: Jackie Morris
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A ‘must have’ book for all young cat lovers!
What do they see beneath those velvet eyelids, what do they dream?
I Am Cat, invites us into their private world, into landscapes of jungles, snowy peaks and grasslands.
These are the dreams, the hidden memories of a ginger tabby, sleeping on its cushion, curled up ‘ammonite tight’.
Poetically written and deliciously illustrated with rich colour and detail, Jackie Morris’ watercolours explore the heart of what it is to be wild and free.
Each page shares a dream of nine wild cats, touching on their habitat, their characteristics and their personalities.
I Am Cat, I am Puma, Siberian Tiger, Snow Leopard and Lynx. I Am Cat, Scottish Wild Cat, Lion, Amur Leopard, Jaguar and Cheetah.
In balance to the poetic text, a final page shows a picture of and information on each of the nine wild cats and one domestic cat. Each short text touches on a few interesting and unusual facts and in some cases includes the threats that make them an endangered species.
This evocative book was first published in full size and is now available in a mini edition to delight little fingers.
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Book Details
Full Size Edition
- Age Range: 5 – 8 years
- Hardcover: 32 pages
- Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children’s Books
- Publication Date: April 23, 2013
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1847801358
- ISBN-13: 978-1847801357
- Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 8.8 x 0.5 inches
Mini Edition
- Hardcover: 32 pages
- Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children’s Books
- Publication Date: February 6, 2014
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1847805078
- ISBN-13: 978-1847805072
- Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 4.4 x 0.6 inches
Jackie was inspired to draw from a very early age by her father who used to sketch and take her on outings in nature.
“I remember walking in the park by the river, bank voles and weeping willows and bright flashes of kingfishers. I loved the ferry at Hampton where the ferryman pulled you across the river to a land of fields and blackberries, where my dad would walk with me and show me how to find birds’ nests and tales of when he was a boy.”
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