Literary agent for children's books
LAURA CECIL
Mrs Cockle's Cat by Philippa Pearce
Illustrated by Antony Maitland
Age range: 5 - 8
Old Mrs Cockle, a balloon seller, loves her cat Peter, but her cat is fonder of fish. When times are hard and the fish supply goes, so does the cat. Poor Mrs Cockle is so miserable that she gets thinner and thinner and then she becomes so light that her balloons lift her up above the London clouds.
But her unexpected journey reunites her with Peter and all ends happily.
This classic story, which won the Kate Greenaway Medal for its illustrations by Antony Maitland, has been reissued with an introduction by Frank Cottrell Boyce.
It will delight a new generation of children and is perfect to be enjoyed by parent and child together, or a child just beginning to enjoy more independent reading.
“It has the same old-fashioned, long-lasting magic as Mary Poppins; and it’s also absolutely accurate about the real nature of cats.”
Amanda Craig THE TIMES
"The sublime Philippa Pearce . . . the writing is just as gorgeous as might be expected’” BOOKS FOR KEEPS
“An extremely welcome reissue of this short and perfect novel aided by atmospheric line drawings" CAROUSEL
“Weaves a delightful fantasy around a simple and touching story of a lost cat” Julia Eccleshare LOVEREADING4KIDS
"Both a thrilling and a comforting read"
Andrew Fusek Peters SCHOLASTIC MAGAZINE
“a brilliant piece of writing”
Frank Cottrell Boyce
Rights : Laura Cecil
Publishers:
UK : Jane Nissen Books