A Pussycat's Christmas

by Margaret Wise Brown, Anne Mortimer (Illustrator)

Overview

Christmas Is in the Air

But how can you tell?
Does the air smell of tangerines?
And Christmas greens?
Can you feel it in the wind? Or hear it in the sound of a song?

Experience the beauty and mystery of Christmas in this classic story told by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated with charming paintings by Anne Mortimer.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780061869785
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	09/22/2009
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	187,439
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	3 - 6 Years

About the Author

Few writers have been as attuned to the concerns and emotions of childhood as Margaret Wise Brown (1910-1952). A graduate of Hollins College and the progressive Bank Street College of Education, she combined her literary aspirations with the study of child development. Her unique ability to see the world through a child's eyes is unequaled. Her many classic books continue to delight thousands of young listeners and readers year after year.

Muy pocos escritores de literatura infantil han logrado captar las emociones e inquietudes de la niñez como Margaret Wise Brown (1910-1952). Sus numerosos y ya clásicos libros y grabaciones continúan deleitando a lectores y oyentes de todas las edades.

Anne Mortimer is the author and illustrator of Bunny's Easter Egg and Pumpkin Cat. She has illustrated many other children's books, including Santa's Snow Cat by Sue Stainton, A Pussycat's Christmas by Margaret Wise Brown, and The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear. She lives in southwest England.

Date of Birth:

May 23, 1910

Date of Death:

November 13, 1952

Place of Birth:

Brooklyn, N.Y.

Place of Death:

Nice, France

Education:

B.A., Hollins College, 1932; Bank Street College of Education

Website:

http://www.margaretwisebrown.com

Editorial Reviews

This charming poetic text describes Christmas time as seen, smelled, and sensed by a beautiful black-and-white cat. Both the author and the illustrator know cats and their behavior-Anne Mortimer is an eminent painter of cats. The attraction of the tissue paper, ribbons and shinny balls on the tree are just too much to resist and pussycat finally gets put out in the hallway, but not before she has shared her view of all the Christmas preparations and decorations. 1998 (orig.

Children's Literature - Marilyn Courtot