John Brown, Rose and the Midnight Cat
by:
Jenny Wagner (author)
Ron Brooks (illustrator)
Rose's dog feels he can look after her without any help from a cat, but Rose has different ideas.
Rose's dog feels he can look after her without any help from a cat, but Rose has different ideas.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780140503067 (0140503064)
Publish date: 1980-07-31
Publisher: Puffin
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
I wish the dog were a normal, non-talking dog. I wish the dog learned to like the cat in a normal, animal way. The sort-of-equal relationship between the old lady and the dog made the story weird. If they are equals, why does she not respect the dog's preference to not let the cat in? If they're not...
Rose is an old widow who lives with her dog, John Brown. They were happy together. Then a cat would appear outside the house. Every night John Brown shooed the cat away but the next night the cat would return.But that night, when Rose was safe in bed,John Brown went outside.He drew a line around the...