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9781962269278

That Cat Can't Stay

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  • ISBN13:

    9781962269278

  • ISBN10:

    1962269272

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2025-06-17
  • Publisher: Flashlight Press

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Summary

Bank Street Best Books for Children Smithsonian Notable Books for Children Cat Writers’ Association Muse Medallion Winner and World’s Best Litter-ary Award Winner Wanda Gág Best Read Aloud Honor Book Included on 4 State Book Award lists – in DE, IL, NE, and NY Stories for Young Listeners category, Storytelling World Resource Awards Society of School Librarians International Honor Book 2010 Narrated by a cat-loving little girl, this story is a hysterical romp through a family's pet adoption dilemma. Poor Dad does not like cats but Mom wants to save every stray she finds. But now that five cats have taken over his favorite chair, he becomes desperate and makes a visit to the pound. Dad returns happily with a big, fat puppy—everyone gets something that they want. With hilarious ink and watercolor illustrations, this picture book demonstrates the resourcefulness, love, and compromises of a pet-loving family.

Author Biography

Thad Krasnesky is the author of I Always, ALWAYS Get My Way, That Cat Can’t Stay, and Pterodactyl Show and Tell. He considers himself a writer of children’s stories trapped in the body of a retired army major. He served five tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan as an active duty intelligence officer in the US Army, and is now a financial adviser. He lives in Leavenworth, KS, in a historic home dubbed The Krasnesky Manor for Wayward Cats. David Parkins is the illustrator of more than 80 books and anthologies, including Aunt Nancy and Old Man Trouble; Fly Traps!; I Always, ALWAYS Get My Way; No Problem; and Webster J. Duck. David has done political cartoons and editorial illustrations for The Guardian, The Globe and Mail, Nature, and the Times Educational Supplement. In his nearly 40-year career, David has illustrated scores of books, poetry anthologies, and covers. David lives in Lansdowne, Ontario, Canada, with his family and their cats.

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