Mog's Bad Thing
Published on 19. February 2009
Book
Mixed media product
32 pages
978-0-00-711752-9 (ISBN)
Description
READ BY HANNAH GORDON, RUPERT DEGAS AND SUSAN SHERIDAN. Mog, everyone's favourite cat, is back and she is not happy...
READ BY HANNAH GORDON, RUPERT DEGAS AND SUSAN SHERIDAN. Mog loves her garden, but somehow it seems to have completely disappeared over night. What Mog doesn't realise is that the flappy floppy thing that has replaced her garden is in fact a marquee put up for a cat show. Mog hides in the house and is oblivious to the cats of various sizes and colours who parade themselves hoping to be winners. Then curiosity takes over and Mog makes a spectacular entrance in true prize-winning form!
Age 3+
READ BY HANNAH GORDON, RUPERT DEGAS AND SUSAN SHERIDAN. Mog loves her garden, but somehow it seems to have completely disappeared over night. What Mog doesn't realise is that the flappy floppy thing that has replaced her garden is in fact a marquee put up for a cat show. Mog hides in the house and is oblivious to the cats of various sizes and colours who parade themselves hoping to be winners. Then curiosity takes over and Mog makes a spectacular entrance in true prize-winning form!
Age 3+
Reviews / Votes
'Believable, amusing and moving' Nursery WorldPraise for Mog the Forgetful Cat:
'Grandparents are likely to get as much fun out of seeing it again as the new generation of fans just learning to read!' Choice Magazine'
Praise for Goodbye Mog:
'Kerr's warmth, humour and honesty make this an engaging introduction to a difficult topic' Financial Times
'A supremely sensitive story' The Times
'The best, most consoling book for children on the subject or bereavement...a joy to read' The Independent on Sunday
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 0 to 5 years
Weight
209 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-711752-9 (9780007117529)
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Judith Kerr OBE was born in Berlin. Her family left Germany in 1933 to escape the rising Nazi party, and came to England. She studied at the Central School of Art and later worked as a scriptwriter for the BBC.
Judith married the celebrated screenwriter Nigel Kneale in 1954. She left the BBC to look after their two children, who inspired her first picture book, The Tiger Who Came to Tea. Published in 1968 and never out of print in the fifty years since, it has become a much-loved classic and perennial bestseller.
Judith was awarded the Booktrust Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016, and in 2019 was named Illustrator of the Year at the British Book Awards. Judith died in May 2019 at the age of 95, and her stories continue to entertain and delight generations of children.
Judith married the celebrated screenwriter Nigel Kneale in 1954. She left the BBC to look after their two children, who inspired her first picture book, The Tiger Who Came to Tea. Published in 1968 and never out of print in the fifty years since, it has become a much-loved classic and perennial bestseller.
Judith was awarded the Booktrust Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016, and in 2019 was named Illustrator of the Year at the British Book Awards. Judith died in May 2019 at the age of 95, and her stories continue to entertain and delight generations of children.