The Cheshire Cheese Cat: A Dickens of a Tale
Carmen Agra Deedy, Randall Wright$14.41
$16.95
In this playful homage to Charles Dickens, Skilley, an alley cat with an embarrassing secret, longs to escape his street-cat life. Hoping to trade London's damp alleyways for the warmth of ye olde Cheshire Cheese Inn, Skilley strikes a bargain with Pip, an erudite mouse. Skilley will protect the mice who live at the inn, and in turn, the mice will provide Skilley with the thing he desires most. But when Skilley and Pip are drawn into a crisis of monumental proportions, their new friendship is pushed to its limits. The escalating crisis threatens the peace not only of the Cheshire Cheese Inn but the entire British Monarchy! New York Times best-selling author Carmen Agra Deedy and coauthor Randall Wright collaborate on this compelling story set in Victorian England. With the artwork of award-winning illustrator Barry Moser, The Cheshire Cheese Cat is filled with charming characters and strong themes of friendship and loyalty.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Peachtree Publishers
Published: 10/04/2011
ISBN: 9781561455959
Pages: 256
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.10h x 6.10w x 1.00d
Award: Rhode Island Children's Book Awards - Nominee
Award: E.B. White Read Aloud Award - Finalist
Award: Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) - Gold Medal Winner
Award: Nene Award - Nominee
Award: Flicker Tale Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Delaware Diamonds Award - Nominee
Award: Bluebonnet Awards - Nominee
Award: Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Land of Enchantment Book Award - Nominee
Award: Volunteer State Book Awards - Nominee
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2011
Publishers Weekly 09/05/2011
School Library Journal 09/01/2011 pg. 150
Shelf Awareness 10/25/2011
Shelf Awareness 09/21/2011
Kirkus Best Children's Books 11/15/2011 pg. 2118
New York Times Book Review 11/13/2011 pg. 37
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2012
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2011 pg. 29
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2012 pg. 67 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 145948 / Cheshire Cheese Cat: A Dickens of a Tale
Reading Level: 5.1 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 6
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Peachtree Publishers
Published: 10/04/2011
ISBN: 9781561455959
Pages: 256
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.10h x 6.10w x 1.00d
Award: Rhode Island Children's Book Awards - Nominee
Award: E.B. White Read Aloud Award - Finalist
Award: Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) - Gold Medal Winner
Award: Nene Award - Nominee
Award: Flicker Tale Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Delaware Diamonds Award - Nominee
Award: Bluebonnet Awards - Nominee
Award: Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Land of Enchantment Book Award - Nominee
Award: Volunteer State Book Awards - Nominee
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2011
Publishers Weekly 09/05/2011
School Library Journal 09/01/2011 pg. 150
Shelf Awareness 10/25/2011
Shelf Awareness 09/21/2011
Kirkus Best Children's Books 11/15/2011 pg. 2118
New York Times Book Review 11/13/2011 pg. 37
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2012
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2011 pg. 29
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2012 pg. 67 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 145948 / Cheshire Cheese Cat: A Dickens of a Tale
Reading Level: 5.1 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 6