The world's most lovable grumpy cat learns to love Christmas in this funny story, for fans of Grumpy Monkey.
Meet Cat, an adorable grumpy cat who thinks Christmas is the worst!
Cat hates the food. He hates the silly presents. And he hates the noisy visitors stealing his favorite spot.
But when Cat looks up at the beautiful night sky, he starts to think that maybe . . . Christmas isn't ALL bad. And just maybe, the magic of Christmas can melt this grouchy cat's cold heart.
This purrfectly heartwarming book will make you fall in love with the festive season all over again!---from the publisher
32 pages 978-1547617593 Ages 2-4
Keywords: cats, Christmas story, humor, fun, customs and traditions, likes and dislikes, holidays, 2 year old, 3 year old, 4 year old
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Cat HATES Christmas.
He hates the fancy decorations. He hates the sickly food and the silly presents. And he hates the surprise visitors that come to stay . . . He loves peace and quiet, familiar tings and routines. And when a dog takes his place on the little girl's lap, that is the last straw - and off he goes outside to express his feelings to the night sky.
But maybe Christmas isn't ALL bad. Sometimes, if you're lucky, the festive season can surprise you.
From the moment you glance at the illustration on the front cover you know this story is going to be about a grumpy cat, and indeed, much of this story is carried in Cat's expressions so even our youngest readers are going to be able to tell it to themselves over and over again. If they have a cat themselves they might compare this animal's behaviour to that of their own pet - dies it, too, hate the disruption to its daily life?
Much is said about how cats actually rule their households, making their likes and dislikes known and Alison Murray has certainly captured this in both the text and illustrations, and maybe, even the human who hates Christmas might look at it through new eyes.
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Recommended by: Barbara Braxton, Teacher Librarian, New South Wales AUSTRALIA
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