Matilda’s Cat

Matilda’s Cat is a 2012 Children’s picture book by Emily Gravett. It is about Matilda, a girl dressed in a ginger-striped catcostume, who attempts to involve her similarly ginger-striped cat in various activities to no avail but then eventually snuggles up with the cat in bed.

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• 2014, USA, Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersISBN 9781442475274
• 2012, England, Macmillan Children’s BooksISBN 9780230745377

A review in Kirkus Reviews of Matilda’s Cat wrote “A master of animal countenance, Gravett pairs an expressive cat with a busy kid and winks at the difference between textual and visual message”,[1] and Booktrust wrote that “Gravett’s illustrations in this funny and touching picture book are as delightful as ever.”[2]

Matilda’s Cat has also been reviewed by Publishers Weekly,[3]Booklist,[4]School Library Journal,[5]Horn Book Guides,[6]Library Media Connection,[7]The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books,[8]The New York Times,[9] and The Wall Street Journal.[10]

It was long-listed for the 2013 Kate Greenaway Medal^{[citation needed]}.

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