Cat Morgan - (Old Possum Picture Books) by T S Eliot (Paperback)

About the Book

Youngsters are invited to join Cat Morgan, the swashbuckling pirate, as he sails the Barbary Coast in this sixth picture book pairing from Robins and Eliot's Old Possum Cats. Full color.

Book Synopsis

I once was a Pirate what sailed the 'igh seas-- But now I've retired as a com-mission-aire: And that's how you find me a-takin' my ease And keepin' the door in a Bloomsbury Square. Join Cat Morgan, the swashbuckling pirate as he sails the Barbary Coast in this sixth picture book pairing from Arthur Robins and T. S. Eliot's Old Possum Cats.

Review Quotes

'It is (Arthur Robins') illustrations that make Eliot's superb poetry accessible for younger children. Ideal for reading aloud, the meaning is clear even where the vocabulary is sophisticated. The colourful and cartoon-like drawings have plenty of detail and added humour.'Scotsman

About the Author

Thomas Stearns Eliot was born in St Louis, Missouri, in 1888. He came to England in 1914 and published his first book of poems in 1917. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948. Eliot died in 1965. Arthur Robins is a renowned cartoonist and illustrator of over fifty books, including Little Rabbit Foo Foo.