Holly: The True Story of a Cat
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Book Overview
From a popular author/illustrator, the enchanting story of holly the cat - ideal for Christmas and all year long. She was just a tiny kitten and she was abandoned. Someone found her and gave her to us. Because it was nearly Christmas, we called her Holly. Holly is an abandoned kitten adopted at Christmastime. Shy at first, she slowly gains more and more confidence in her new home. Sweetly, and gently, and sometimes humorously, she quickly becomes a member of the family. Everyone who has ever known or loved a cat will instantly recognize the lovable Holly. A true story, Holly's tale is an ideal example of how pets touch our lives in wonderful ways.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0805065008
ISBN13:9780805065008
Release Date:November 2000
Publisher:Henry Holt & Company
Length:32 Pages
Weight:0.60 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 8.2" x 9.3"
Age Range:3 to 7 years
Grade Range:Preschool to Grade 2
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
Too costly for the contents.
Published by Pat , 2 years ago
Forget it....don'y but it.
A Beautiful Book That My Children Love!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
This book is so simple, yet so lovely! "Holly" is the story of a stray kitten found at Christmas time (hence the name "Holly"). Through the illustrations and text we see her grow progessively more comfortable and bold in her new home. Eventually she is a happy, adult cat with two kittens of her own. We see her amusing interactions with her kittens as well as her daily life as a settled, adult cat. This is not a "wordy" book. Each page of this book has a gorgeous, watercolor illustration with a very simple sentence or two. The end of the book features a magnificent two page spread of Holly looking straight at the reader with large, yellow eyes. My children love this book so much that when we found our own abandoned, black cat in a shopping cart one Christmas, they immediately named the kitty "Holly Holly" (despite the fact that he was male!). He too is as special to us as Holly clearly is to the author of this lovely book. I highly recommend this book to cat lovers of all ages!
Beautiful, Simple Book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
I found this book telling a simple story with a moving intensity. I have had a cat that touched me as much as Holly did. It's a very nice story.
Touching story, lovely illustrations!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
This is a book for cat lovers who appriciate art. It's a simple story of a kitten who grew up to be a mother cat, told with a heart and beautiful sensitive paintings. By the way, Ruth Brown was the illustrator of the James Herriot children books!
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