Tabby McTat, the Musical Cat

By Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler (illustrator),

Book cover of Tabby McTat, the Musical Cat

Book description

The heart-warming picture book from the number one bestselling
author and illustrator of The Gruffalo, Stick Man
and Zog.

"Me, you and the old guitar.

How perfectly, perfectly happy we are.

MEEE-EW and the old guitar.

How PURRRR-fectly happy we are!"

Tabby McTat is purr-fectly happy, singing along all day…

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Topics

Cats

Genres

Environmental fiction

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Why read it?

1 author picked Tabby McTat, the Musical Cat as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Roxie Key

Author

My daughter loves cats so much, and this is such a sweet story about a busker who sings with his cat, but they get separated when he has to go to hospital, and the cat finds a new home until they are reunited. A bedtime favourite! As with all Julia Donaldson books, it’s beautifully written with amazing illustrations by Axel Scheffler. The first time I read it to her, it made me cry (just a little bit!). It reminded me of A Street Cat Named Bob (which also made me cry).

From Roxie's 2-year-old's 3 favorite reads in 2024.