The Bookstore Cat Marvels

The Bookstore Cat MarvelsAn irresistible and engaging picture book perfect for story time, and for cat and bookstore lovers alike! The bookstore cat is an adorable . . . bossy . . . cuddly cat. He is everything from intelligent and loyal to naughty and vocal! But most of all, the bookstore cat is a well loved (and well read) kitty. Follow his funny antics from A to Z through a day in his bustling, book filled shop. The Bookstore Cat is based on a Victorian parlor game, The

of cruelty and compassion

Pulled from the calendar pages of a Book of Hours

or if you are looking to follow in the footsteps of a beloved author or novella character (like Capote's Grady and Clyde in Central Park Zoo)

who Gorey tells us 'is of mixed Finnish and Egyptian extraction

we see in the drawings both the germination of his sublime ideas and then their rigorous editing

During his life he published only seven small books

snuggly soft in his fully lined green furry jacket with black felt buttons and red hand-stitches

and scenes as this multifaceted

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stage and costume designs

at the age of 13