The Cat Mummy

Author: Jacqueline Wilson

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  • : 14.95 NZD
  • : 9780440864165
  • : Random House Children's Books
  • : Corgi Childrens
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  • : March 2002
  • : 194mm X 130mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : 16.99
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  • : Jacqueline Wilson
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  • : Paperback
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  • : Nick Sharratt
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  • : 823.914
  • : very good
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  • : 96
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  • : illustrations
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Barcode 9780440864165
9780440864165

Description

I SOMETIMES TALK ABOUT MY MUM TO MABEL, BECAUSE MABEL DOESN'T EVER GET UPSET. Verity adores her cat, Mabel, and is desperately sad when she dies. Remembering her recent school lessons about the Ancient Egyptians, Verity decides to mummify Mabel and keep her hidden. Verity's dad and grandparents can't bear to talk about death, having lost Verity's mum in childbirth, but when they eventually discover what Verity has done with Mabel, the whole family learns that it's time to talk. A superb handling of bereavement in Wilson's uniquely accessible and enjoyable style.

Promotion info

Jacqueline Wilson's previous book "The Illustrated Mum" was chosen as the British Children's Book of the Year in 1999 and was winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Award 2000.

Reviews

"* 'A brilliant young writer of wit and subtlety' THE TIMES * 'Hugely popular with seven to ten year olds: she should be prescribed for all cases of reading reluctance' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY * 'Has a rare gift for writing lightly and amusingly about emtional issues' BOOKSELLER

Author description

JACQUELINE WILSON is an extremely well-known and hugely popular author. THE ILLUSTRATED MUM was chosen as British Children's Book of the Year in 1999 and was winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Award 2000. Jacqueline has won the prestigious Smarties Prize and the Children's Book Award for DOUBLE ACT, which was also highly commended for the Carnegie Medal. Author lives: Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey