Wonderful Alexander and the Catwings
Wonderful Alexander, the kitten who is the biggest, stongest, and loudest in his family, thinks he is destined for wonderful things. No sooner has he set out to explore on his own than he is chased up a tree and stuck there. His rescuer, Jane, a black kitten with wings, leads him to her home,...
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Wonderful Alexander, the kitten who is the biggest, stongest, and loudest in his family, thinks he is destined for wonderful things. No sooner has he set out to explore on his own than he is chased up a tree and stuck there. His rescuer, Jane, a black kitten with wings, leads him to her home, where Alexander meets the other Catwings. Alexander soon learns how he can repay Jane, who has been so wonderful to him. He helps Jane confront her greatest fear.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780439551915 (0439551919)
Publish date: May 1st 2003
Publisher: Scholastic
Pages no: 48
Edition language: English
Series: Catwings (#3)
In this third Catwings volume, there's a character for children to identify with. Alexander is the apteryx of the cat world (as is Mrs. Jane Tabby, but a mommy cat is not how children see themselves). Despite his flightlessness, he is able to help Jane fille master her rat-induced PTSD and speak aga...
I was reading this series to my 4-year-old son and he really enjoyed the first couple, but this one taught me that I need to pre-read books even if I think I know the author and her style. The young cat Jane has had a trauma so terrifying that it causes her to become mute except to say "me," and wh...
I literally loved the Catwings books to death when I was growing up, out of the three books I had only one is still alive. They're fun, whimsical adventures for young kids just learning to read. My future children will definitely have a set of these books on their shelves!
The thing I love most about Alexander is his confidence. He reminds me of Brando. When Brando was about 4 weeks old, I sat and petted him and told him several episodes from the long saga of Wonderful Brando the most excellent heroic kitten. He listened intently and I believe he understood and bel...
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