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Tabby McTat (2010)

by Julia Donaldson(Favorite Author)

3.96 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1407109243 (ISBN13: 9781407109244)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Alison Green

review 1: Tabby McTat works with Fred, a busker. While Tabby's off exploring one day Fred is in an accident and goes to the hospital. Don't worry: Tabby lands on his feet, of course, and he is eventually reunited with his human chum.Well done. Donaldson manages to get us thinking about a fearful separation without worrying too much, by keeping us focused on Tabby, rather than Fred.I must point out that although Scheffler's illustrations for Old Possum's couldn't sway me from my Gorey nostalgia, he did completely win me here. The cats and the art style fit beautifully with the story, enhancing it, creating an atmosphere both urban and a little naive.Library copy
review 2: I currently work in a Primary School in a year 1 class and have come to really enjoy Julia Donaldson ... morebooks which make a regular appearance during story time at the end of the day. The book starts off happily with a busker and his cat who perform a song together on the street. The story then takes a slightly darker turn when the busker lands himself in hospital after injuring his head whilst trying to catch a thief who had run off with his takings for the day. The cat then returns to find that the busker is not there anymore and does not return causing great sadness to the cat, Tabby McTat.Tabby McTat is then take in by the owners of a female cat that he has befriended, meanwhile the busker returns to find that his feline friend is nowhere to be found. Tabby McTat goes on to settle into his new home happily and even have kittens however does not forget the good times he shared with the busker. Tabby McTat one day comes across the busker and they rejoice and start busking again however Tabby realises that maybe this is not the life for him anymore and misses his life at home. There is indeed a happy ending, when Tabbys son, a kitten who did not managed to be sold to new owners decided that HE wants to be the buskers cat instead. I am definitely a cat person and I really felt quite sad when Tabby McTat is sulking around looking for his owner. I must say that Axel Sheflers drawings are fantastic. They are amazing and make it clear for children to depict what is happening. The sad face on Tabby Mctat was also something that touched home for me seeing as I am a cat freak! Although a brilliant story for the year 1s that it was read to, It also has a slightly more grown up message to it, where something you once thought was maybe ideal for you isn't so ideal anymore. This is illustrated where Tabby Mctat, although happy and settled into his new life with new owners still misses his first owner but when reunited, he realises that perhaps the busking life he missed so much isn't really for him anymore and has grown up from the carefree cat he once was before moving into a home with his lady love and new owners. This obviously would not be a happy ending for a children's book, Thus Tabbys son, a kitten that nobody wanted because of his incredibly loud 'meow' is happy to replace him as the Buskers cat and his loud 'meow' serves a good purpose as a result.An excellent story in my opinion, and one that I would definitely have on my classroom shelf. less

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