The Boy Who Drew Cats
A young boy's obsession with drawing cats changes his life.
A young boy's obsession with drawing cats changes his life.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780823415946 (0823415945)
Publish date: March 1st 2002
Publisher: Holiday House
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
Genre: Japan / Horror / Animals Year Published: 2002 Year Read: 2014 Publisher: Holiday House Now, I will admit that I had actually read the popular Japanese folktale, “The Boy Who Drew Cats” before; my first exposure being to the Rabbit Ears’ version of the folktale which was narrated b...
adapted by Margaret Hodges, illustrated by Aki Sogabe This adaptation is remarkably similar to the original. I'd say the only bonus to reading this version is Sogabe's cut paper illustrations. Also, the book uses the word chink too many times for my liking. The word is present in the original tran...