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  Homebody  

 
  ILLUSTRATED BY KARL SWANSON  

"The story is told in a fresh, lucid style that effectively dramatizes
the familiar situation; Swanson's soft full-color art, reflecting the
shadows and evening light in which the cat conceals herself,
extends the quietly poignant tone." ~Kirkus Reviews

Available from:

alibris.com and amazon.com
or check your local library

   

ABOUT THE BOOK

One moonless night, a thin gray cat watched from the bushes as the Peeble family packed up their belongs and stole away, leaving her behind. Days came and went, and no one returned. But the gray cat stayed close to the house, sleeping on the empty porch. Because home was home. And that was that.

But soon a strange truck arrived. Joe the builder and his son Brian began work to transform the rickety, ramshackle house into a cozy new home. They didn't notice the gray cat at first, and she hid in secret, watching. She wasn't about to give up her home, but maybe, just maybe, she'd share it.

 

 

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