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292 pp.
| Little |
March, 2013 |
TradeISBN 978-0-316-05357-0$17.99
(3)
4-6
Illustrated by
Charles Vess.
When friendly cats turn orphan Lillian into a kitten to save her from a deadly snake bite, a perilous journey through a magical land ensues. The story is enchantingly dreamlike, and Lillian is a likable heroine. Atmospheric green-tinged illustrations make the setting feel ultimately benign. This is an expansion on the author-illustrator team's story for younger readers, A Circle of Cats.