Another superb bestseller for 7- to 11-year-olds from Jacqueline Wilson, now with a brand-new cover and introduction from the author.
JACQUELINE WILSON is an extremely well-known and hugely popular author who served as Children's Laureate from 2005-7. She has been awarded a number of prestigious awards, including the British Children's Book of the Year and the Guardian Children's Fiction Award (for The Illustrated Mum), the Smarties Prize and the Children's Book Award (for Double Act, for which she was also highly commended for the Carnegie Medal). In 2002 Jacqueline was given an OBE for services to literacy in schools and in 2008 she was appointed a Dame. She was the author most borrowed from British libraries in the last decade. 'A brilliant writer of wit and subtlety' THE TIMES 'She should be prescribed for all cases of reading reluctance' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY 'Has a rare gift for writing lightly and amusingly about emotional issues' BOOKSELLER
Managing to be both hilarious and poignant, The Cat Mummy is
another sure-fire hit
*The Scotsman*
Jacqueline Wilson writes so well about death and bereavement . . .
Wilson does it again - economically and entertainingly embracing
life's highs and lows
*TES*
For those aged eight and over you couldn't do better than The Cat
Mummy by Jacqueline Wilson, the funny, touching tale of Verity
whose mum died the day she was born and who doesn't realise how
much she loves her do-nothing cat until Mabel disappears. As
always, Wilson hits every button
*Express on Sunday*
The loss of a loved one is dealt with lightly and gently
*Financial Times*
A touching and sad situation that is dealt with with a light touch
that never trivialises the emotions portrayed
*The Bookseller*
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