Mrs. McTats and Her Houseful of Cats - by Alyssa Satin Capucilli (Paperback)

About the Book

From the author of the Biscuit series comes this rhythmic story about a woman who loves cats and soon finds herself in a house bursting with 25 cats. She names each one after a letter in the alphabet, but must stop at Z. Then she hears a scratch at her door . . . Full color.

Book Synopsis

Mrs. McTats loves cats -- and they love her too! At first Mrs. McTats has only one cat, Abner, but quickly finds herself in a house bursting with twenty-five! She names each one with a different letter of the alphabet, but stops short at Z. Then there's a scratch on the door. Surprise! Mrs. McTats finds what the family needs to be complete.

Review Quotes

Cat Fancy Playful rhymes reveal surprises with an alphabetic twist....

New York Times Wacky

About the Author

Alyssa Satin Capucilli is the award-winning creator and author of the Katy Duck series and the bestselling Biscuit series, which has sold over twenty-four million copies. A dancer as well as a writer, she lives with her family in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.

Joan Rankin has illustrated more than twenty-five books for children. She received the South African HAUM Dann Retief Prize for Children's Book Illustration in 1986 and the Katrina Harris Award for Children's Book Illustration in 1991. Books she has illustrated include A Frog in the Bog by Karma Wilson and Off to First Grade by Louise Borden. She lives with her husband and three daughters in Johannesburg, South Africa.