Matilda's Cat
{{short description|Children's picture book by Emily Gravett.}}
{{Infobox book
| name = Matilda's Cat
| image = File:Matilda's_Cat_book_cover.jpg
| caption =
| author = Emily Gravett
| illustrator =
| cover_artist =
| country = England
| language = English
| genre = Children's picture book
| published = 2012 (Macmillan Children's Books)
| media_type = Print (hardback)
| pages = 32 (unpaginated)
| isbn = 9780230745377
| oclc = 800852809
}}
Matilda's Cat is a 2012 children's picture book by Emily Gravett. The book is about Matilda, a girl dressed in a ginger-striped cat costume, who attempts to involve her similarly ginger-striped cat in various activities to no avail but then eventually snuggles up with the cat in bed.
Publication history
- 2014, USA, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers {{ISBN|9781442475274}}
- 2012, England, Macmillan Children's Books {{ISBN|9780230745377}}
Reception
A review in Kirkus Reviews of Matilda's Cat wrote "A master of animal countenance, Gravett pairs an expressive cat with a busy kid and winks at the difference between textual and visual message",{{cite magazine|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/emily-gravett/matildas-cat/ |title=Matilda's Cat (starred review)|date=15 January 2014 |magazine=Kirkus Reviews |publisher=Kirkus Media LLC |accessdate=6 November 2021}} and Booktrust wrote that "Gravett’s illustrations in this funny and touching picture book are as delightful as ever."{{cite web |url=https://www.booktrust.org.uk/book/m/matildas-cat/ |title=Matilda's Cat |website=booktrust.org.uk |publisher=Booktrust |accessdate=6 November 2021}}
Matilda's Cat has also been reviewed by Publishers Weekly,{{cite magazine |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4424-7527-4 |title=Matilda's Cat |quote=Gravett’s humor generally runs from giddy to Gothic; in this story, it’s toward the sweeter end of the spectrum.|date=6 January 2014 |magazine=Publishers Weekly |publisher=PWxyz LLC|accessdate=6 November 2021}}
Booklist,{{cite magazine|title=Matilda's Cat |author=Sarah Hunter |quote=Gravett, the creator of Again! (2013), creates big, bold drawings against clean, white backgrounds, perfect for showcasing spunky Matilda, her uncooperative cat, and their odd-couple friendship, which happily succeeds even though they have nothing in common. |url=https://kcls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S82C1395951 |magazine=Booklist |publisher=American Library Association|year=2014 |accessdate=6 November 2021}} School Library Journal,{{cite magazine|title=Matilda's Cat |author=Luann Toth |quote=The energetic watercolor artwork is pure Gravett, with plenty of visual jokes and with characters-girl and cat-who express their feelings with every fiber of their being. For every overly exuberant youngster who has ever attempted to win the affections of a feline, this picture book offers reassurances that the friendship bond will most like occur but perhaps not on the child's timetable. |url=https://kcls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S82C1395951 |magazine=School Library Journal |publisher=Media Source Inc. |year=2014 |accessdate=6 November 2021}} Horn Book Guides,{{cite magazine|title=Matilda's Cat |quote=Generous white space puts Matilda and her cat front-and-center in each amusing, clever double-page spread. |url=https://kcls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S82C1395951 |magazine=Horn Book Guides |publisher=Media Source Inc. |year=2014 |accessdate=6 November 2021}} Library Media Connection,{{cite magazine|title=Matilda's Cat |author=Brenda Dales |quote=Gravett's use of cat and dog motifs in the illustrations, and details such as the cat using the storybook as a platform for preening, enhance the unconditional relationship between Matilda and her tabby. |url=https://wccls.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S143C2069033 |magazine=Library Media Connection |publisher=Linworth Publications |year=2014 |accessdate=6 November 2021}} The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books,{{cite journal |date=March 2014 |title=Matilda's Cat |author= |quote= The listlike narrative is carefully and crisply structured, ... The contradiction between the text and the put-upon cat’s comical expressions is the real hoot here, and young pet owners will particularly relate to Matilda’s desire to have her cat behave according to her whims. |url=https://muse.jhu.edu/article/537720/summary |journal=The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books |publisher=Johns Hopkins University Press |volume=67 |issue=7 |pages=359, 360 |doi=10.1353/bcc.2014.0169 |s2cid=142501065 |accessdate=6 November 2021|url-access=subscription }} The New York Times,{{cite news |author= |date=14 March 2014 |title=Bookshelf: Pets (subscription required) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2014/03/14/books/review/16bookshelf-pets/s/16bookshelf-pets-slide-G16Q.html |newspaper=The New York Times |accessdate=6 November 2021}} and The Wall Street Journal.{{cite news |author=Meghan Cox Gurdon |date=21 March 2014 |title=Children's Books: Tame and Wild (subscription required) |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/childrens-books-tame-and-wild-1395434156 |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |accessdate=6 November 2021}}
It was long-listed for the 2013 Kate Greenaway Medal {{cn|date=November 2021}}.
References
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External links
- [https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/800852809 Library holdings of Matilda's Cat]
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Category:2012 children's books