Young readers will enjoy Barber's exemplary prose-by turns funny, dramatic and touching-for its cat's-eye perspectives and comforting resolution. Brimming with character-and fetching characters-each of Bayley's glowing paintings is a gem, and her marine-themed borders are a crowning touch.
The clever Mowzer's sirenlike singing placates the Storm-Cat into letting Tom cast his nets, and her purring soothes the creature into letting them return home safely, where they find that the whole village has turned out with gleaming lanterns to welcome them.
Mowzer, a wise old cat, goes along to protect her "pet"-Tom, a fisherman-when he decides to brave the elements to get food for the villagers. A fierce winter storm sets in just before Christmas, and "the cats and their people grow very hungry" because the Great Storm-Cat won't let any fishing boats out of the harbor. Publisher: Walker Books Ltd ISBN: 9781406390902 Number of pages: 40 Weight: 285 g Dimensions: 210 x 210 x 10 mm You may also be interested in.The quaint Cornish fishing village of Mousehole (pronounced "Mowzel") is the setting for this captivating story inspired by an old legend. In a beautiful new midi gift size, and with golden foil on the cover and spine, this is an irresistible edition of a moving, stunningly illustrated tale inspired by Cornish legend.
It is then that Mowzer and Tom set out to brave the fury of the waves, and discover that it might just need a cat's perspective to understand - and tame - the ferocious ways of the Great Storm-Cat sea. Soon, with Christmas coming, there is no food left in Mousehole. Their life is a happy one - until one terrible winter the Great Storm-Cat comes clawing and leaping at the harbour walls so that no boat can go out to sea to fish. In the seaside village of Mousehole, Cornwall, Mowzer the cat lives happily with old fisherman Tom. a book to wallow in, read and re-read, for any age from five or so to the very grown-up" The Sunday Times A beautiful, new, midi-sized gift edition of a picture book favourite.
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