Quaky Cat


Book Description

Tiger the cat flees for his life during the Canterbury earthquake that destroys his home. Frightened and in despair he wanders the city of Christchurch, searching for his caregiver Emma. As the city rocks and buildings tumble around him, he sniffs out the comforting smell of stew and finds his way to an emergency hall, where he is reunited with Emma. Although his house is in ruins and city battered he realises that none of it matters when the people you love are safe. Suggested level: junior, primary.




Me, Cat and Others in the Street


Book Description

This is a story about a man and a cat which mysteriously turns up in a cardboard box on his doorstep. What happens next is a continuous tale of fun and of characters of the Street who create havoc in the man's life. This story is narrated in a most humerous way and will give hours of fun and contains many humerous pictures.




Quaky Cat Helps Out


Book Description

"Quaky Cat returns to help rebuild the city of Christchurch by helping his homeless cat-friends and taking them in"--Publisher information.




Quacky Duck


Book Description

A farmyard picture book for the very young.




Rico's Cat


Book Description

In St. Louis during World War II, a boy determines to hide and raise his kitten, despite the landlord's firm rule against pets on the premises.




I Like Cats


Book Description

Rhyming text describes how various cats look and what they do.




White Socks Only


Book Description

1996 Notable Book for Children, Smithsonian Magazine Pick of the Lists, American Bookseller In the segregated south, a young girl thinks that she can drink from a fountain marked "Whites Only" because she is wearing her white socks. When Grandma was a little girl in Mississippi, she sneaked into town one day. It was a hot day—the kind of hot where a firecracker might light up by itself. But when this little girl saw the "Whites Only" sign on the water fountain, she had no idea what she would spark when she took off her shoes and—wearing her clean white socks—stepped up to drink. Bravery, defiance, and a touch of magic win out over hatred in this acclaimed story by Elevelyn Coleman. Tyrone Geter's paintings richly evoke its heat, mood, and legendary spirit.




When Pigasso Met Mootisse


Book Description

When Pigasso met Mootisse, what begins as a neighborly overture escalates into a mess. Before you can say paint-by-numbers, the two artists become fierce rivals, calling each other names and ultimately building a fence between them. But when the two painters paint opposite sides of the fence that divides them, they unknowingly create a modern art masterpiece, and learn it is their friendship that is the true work of art. Nina Laden's wacky illustrations complement this funny story that non only introduces children to two of the world's most extraordinary modern artists, but teaches a very important lesson—how to creatively resolve a conflict—in a most unusual way.




Cook's Cook


Book Description

The story of the 1768 expedition to the South Pacific on HMS Endeavour, through the eyes of the one-handed cook.--back of book.




Greedy Cat


Book Description

A greedy cat keeps eating food out of his masters shopping bag until she teaches him a lesson.