A Book of Cats and Creatures
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| A Book of Cats and Creatures | |
| Author | Ruth Manning-Sanders |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Robin Jacques |
| Cover artist | Robin Jacques |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Fairy Tales |
| Publisher | E. P. Dutton |
| Publication date | 1981 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 127 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-525-26773-5 |
A Book of Cats and Creatures is a 1981 anthology of 18 fairy tales from around the world that have been collected and retold by Ruth Manning-Sanders. It is one in a long series of such anthologies by Manning-Sanders.
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- Introduction
- 1. Katchen the Cat (Germany)
- 2. The Imp Cat (Germany)
- 3. Pussy Cat Twinkle (Switzerland)
- 4. The Golden Knucklebone (Tartary)
- 5. The Leeshy Cat (Archangel)
- 6. Oh Mr Crocodile (Madagascar)
- 7. A Pool of Bright Water (Russia)
- 8. Little Wonder (Denmark)
- 9. The Bird Wife (Siberia)
- 10. The Juniper Bush (Sweden)
- 11. Old Man Zackery and the Cranes (Russia)
- 12. The Water Nick (Czechoslovakia)
- 13. A Wonderful Bird (Russia)
- 14. The Goat in the Sky (Russia)
- 15. The Cat Johann (Poland)
- 16. The Big Bird Katchka (Tadjakistan)
- 17. Father Wren and King Tiger (Pomerania)
- 18. The Small, Small Cat (U.S.A.)
