Showing posts with label The Tobermory Cat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Tobermory Cat. Show all posts
Thursday, 18 July 2013
Out today in Paperback - The Tobermory Cat by Debi Gliori (Birlinn Books) @birlinbooks @thetobermorycat
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| The Tobermory Cat by Debi Gliori (Birlinn Books) - Out today in paperback! |
It seems like a long time ago that we took our first look at Debi Gliori's gorgeous book "The Tobermory Cat" - in its original hardback form.
Today sees the release of the book in paperback, so we thought we'd compliment our original review (where The Tobermory Cat was deservedly nominated "Book of the Week") with a fresh look at everyone's favourite stripy orange Highland Moggie.
In the Scottish Highlands and Islands, each island has its own particular breed of cat. Some sing, some are fabulous fisher-moggies, but what of the Isle of Tobermory and its lone Ginger moggy, what is he good at?
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| Mee-OW! (Dancing on JCBs is NOT recommended btw!) |
The Tobermory Cat tries all sorts of things to impress tourists who flock to the islands, with very little success. But soon word spreads, and The Tobermory Cat finds that sometimes it's not being good at one thing that makes you stand out from the crowd, perhaps it's the ability to try lots of things that can end up making you special.
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| Oh no! Stinky socks! Ew! |
We loved the book - and we'd definitely recommend you grab a copy (in hardback or paperback).
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| I'm the king of the swingers, the highland V.I.P! |
· The Tobermory Cat by Debi Gliori
· Published 18th July 2013 by BIRLINN
· £5.99 Paperback
· ISBN 978 1 78027 131 6
Friday, 16 November 2012
ReadItDaddy's Book of the Week - The Tobermory Cat by Debi Gliori (Birlinn Ltd)
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The Tobermory Cat is set in the wild scottish highlands, where once a multitude of cats roamed free and still do, in fact. Cats that can sing, cats that can fish, cats that are incredibly cat-like and just sit around all day casting a critical and slightly grumpy eye over everything. But the town of Tobermory doesn't have its own special kind of cat and soon the townspeople realise that it's beginning to affect their livelihoods.
Tobermory's cats just aren't interested in singing, they hate the sea, and they really aren't that grumpy so what can the townsfolk do when a gorgeous ginger tom steps forward and offers to save the town?
Debi Gliori's books are always a treat for the ears (if you have them read to you) and for the eyes.
We loved the intricacy of Debi's illustrations, and the tale that deftly weaves a rich tapestry - a life lesson on just being yourself.
We've never visited the Scottish Highlands but we'd love to go one day, just to see if we can spot the marvellous marmalade moggy ourselves.
Charlotte's best bit: "Daddy, Tobermory really does look a lot like Balamory but there's no pink castle!"
Daddy's favourite bit: A gentle tale that seems a million miles away from the maelstrom of trolls, internet debates and bullying that unfortunately surrounded it. Distanced from all that, this is an absolutely beautifully presented book, and reinforces Debi's place in Children's books as a real national treasure.
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