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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
Author: T. S. Eliot
ISBN-13: 9780156685702
ISBN-10: 0156685701
Publication Date: 10/23/1968
Pages: 59
Reading Level: Young Adult
Rating:
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 19 ratings
Publisher: Harvest Books/HBJ
Book Type: Paperback
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katzpawz avatar reviewed Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats on + 281 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
The poetry was the basis for "CATS" the musical and the illustrations are by Edward Gorey (think "Mystery" on Public TV) great to read aloud!
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Helpful Score: 1
charmingly illustrated and most amusing . . i love this book
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It was a very good read. I liked this much better then the wastland.
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Meet the cats of "Cats" the Broadway musical.
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Ho hum! Drivel and nonsensical poems about a myriad of the feline persuasion. Not quite up to the par of Ogden Nash. Why bother?
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This book of poems was very good. I am going to see the play "cats" and I wanted to read the poems first. Now I can't wait to see the play as I will know a bit about the cats that are in it. Fun and funny at times.
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I'm a fan of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Cats", so when I discovered it was actually based on a set of poems, I was so excited to read them. While I enjoy Webber's musical version of many of these poems, it's pretty neat to simply read them as poetry.

This is a great read for people owned by cats or cat-lovers. :)
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A must-have for all cat lovers! This book is superbly and profusely illustrated by Edward Gorey. Book is in exc. cond.
BookIt avatar reviewed Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats on + 20 more book reviews
Amusing!
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Great poetry! Fun to read out loud. MEEEOOOOOWWW!
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"There's a whisper down the line at 11:39
Where the Night Mail's ready to depart,
Saying, 'Skimble, where is Skimble has he gone to hunt the thimble?
We must find him or the train can't start.'"
Copyright 1939 and I'm glad to see his heir is still being paid.
katknit avatar reviewed Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats on + 355 more book reviews
the classic poem upon which the musical Cats is based.