The Adventures & Brave Deeds of the Ship's Cat on the Spanish Maine: Together with the Most Lamentable Losse of the Alcestis & Triumphant Firing of th

I bought this book for the illustrations. As an illustrator myself, I buy quite a few children's books just to savor the pictures. But this one yielded a great surprise - a classic tale of a valiant 'shippe's cat,' set in Elizabethan times. I do hope it is published again someday.

This book is fabulous - and highly recommended. This book has kept my children (two preschoolers) fascinated. The illustrations are richly detailed, gorgeous colours, and full of things which invite question and discussion. The rhyme itself is a rollicking yarn about a cat on a boat in Drake's time which is captured by Spaniards - the cat is put in a Spanish dungeon and escapes. Wonderfully whimsical writing from Adams, rich use of language which extends your children further, and enough for them to leaf through and look at on their own. Highly enjoyable to read to them as it has a children's and an adults level. This is one book I would recommend having in your children's library to read for them! They will love it!

Really a pity to see such a treasure of a book out-of-print. I grew up with Dad reading this to me (am now 25) and the challenge of its language and verse, not to mention exquisitley curious art, broadens a child's horizon's far more than the PC drivel we print today.Too bad I can't find a mint copy anywhere :/

I have a copy of this book. It is exquisitely illustrated by Alan Aldridge, who illustrated for The Beatles.Celtic lettering of unparalleled quality.

This is an incredible 'childrens' book. The artwork is incredible, detailed and unbelievably imaginative. I was amazed to discover that it had gone out of print, as I was certain that in the time that had lapsed between my childhood and now it would have surely become a classic. I highly recommend it for anyone who enjoys very artistic, creative and amazingly detailed picture books, not to mention a swashbuckling adventure story.