Mog is a cat who does cat stuff and Judith Kerr has a simple but entertaining way of capturing that aspect of felineness that, to humans, could be seen a forgetfulness. I think that Mog the Forgetful Cat maybe be one of the first children's books to employ the "annoying pet saves the day just before being given the boot" story lines that are so popular now (Walter the Farting Dog, anyone?) In her first book, Mog is locked out again because she has forgotten about the cat door, despite the fact that that is the very door through which she left the house. Anxious to get back in the house, Mog jumps up in the flower box (smashing the geraniums again) and startles a burglar in the middle of stealing the silver.
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From the Publisher:
Mog is a cat, and she lives with a family named Thomas. Mog is a nice cat--but very forgetful. She forgets she has a cat door, and she forgets she's already eaten her supper. But one night, Mog's forgetfulness comes in very handy. Here is the very first Mog story, now in a handsome anniversary edition. Ages 4-7
About the Author:
Judith Kerr was born in Berlin, but left Germany with her family in 1933 to escape the Nazis. They arrived in England in 1936, having spent the intervening years in Switzerland and France. There she met her husband Nigel Kneale and they had two children together; Judith wrote her first picture `The Tiger Who Came to Tea' for them, which has gone on to become a much-loved classic, as well as many other titles including the timeless `Mog the Forgetful Cat'. She was awarded an OBE in 2012 for services to children's literature and holocaust education, and celebrates her 90th birthday in 2013.
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- PublisherParents' Magazine Press
- Publication date1972
- ISBN 10 0819305448
- ISBN 13 9780819305442
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages40
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