Anatole and the Cat

{{short description|1958 Caldecott picture book}}

{{Infobox book

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| image = Anatole and the Cat.jpg

| alt = Anatole and the Cat

| caption = Anatole and the Cat (2010 Edition)

| author = Eve Titus

| illustrator = Paul Galdone

| publisher = Penguin Random House (Dragonfly Books)

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| pub_date = {{ubl | 1957 | 12 January 2010{{cite web|title=Anatole and the Cat|url=https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/anatole-and-the-cat-eve-titus/1022905844/|publisher=Barnes and Noble|accessdate=16 September 2020|df=dmy-all}}}}

| media_type = Children's picture book

| pages = 32

| awards = Caldecott Honor

| isbn = 978-0375855474

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Anatole and the Cat is a 1957 picture book written by Eve Titus and illustrated by Paul Galdone. The book tells the story of a mouse who secretly works at a cheese factory and what happens when the owner brings a cat to the factory. The book was a recipient of a 1958 Caldecott Honor for its illustrations.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecotthonors/caldecottmedal|title=Caldecott Medal & Honor Books, 1938-Present|first=|website=Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)|date=30 November 1999 |language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329183744/http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecotthonors/caldecottmedal|archive-date=29 March 2019|access-date=5 May 2019}}

Plot

Anatole is the happiest, most contented mouse in all of Paris. He is Vice-President in charge of Cheese Tasting at Duvall’s cheese factory. He works in secret at night–the people at Duvall have no idea their mysterious taster is really a mouse! So M’sieu Duvall thinks nothing of bringing his pet cat to the factory…

Clever Anatole must act to protect his job and his life! He must do what no mouse has done before–find a way to bell the cat. Bonne chance, Anatole!{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Anatole and the Cat by Eve Titus|url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/179004/anatole-and-the-cat-by-eve-titus/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=16 September 2020|website=Penguin Random House|language=en-US}}

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