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CATS VANISH SLOWLY
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Written by
Ruth Tiller
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Illustrated by
Laura L. Seeley
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Hardcover: $16.95
ISBN: 978-1-56145-106-7
Total Pages: 32
Size: 8 x 12
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Picture books, ages 6-10/Fiction
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RUTH TILLER is the author of several picture books, including Cinnamon, Mint, and Mothballs, which was named an Honor Book recipient for the Marion Vannett Ridgway Memorial Award and featured as a "Flying Start" in Publishers Weekly. She holds a master's degree in English
literature from Georgia State University and lives in California.
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Laura L. Seeley holds a degree in fine arts from the Rochester
Institute of Technology. She has written and illustrated numerous
children's books. Seeley lives in California.
You can visit Laura L. Seeley's website at: www.lauraseeley.com
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COUNTLESS CATS LIVE at Grandmother's farm. They hide in the shade under the porch, prowl through the grass, doze in comfortable laps, vanishing as they please into the shadows. They make themselves at home, ruling the farm and the people who live there.
Follow these cats as they wind their way through the twelve poems collected in Cats Vanish Slowly. You will meet B.P., a "bad penny" yet loyal to the bone, Mama Gray with her many kittens, and Buddha, the cat who might be a mystic, or might just be a cat.
Poet Ruth Tiller captures the personalities and moods of each of her cats in clear, concise language easy enough for young readers, but with evocative imagery and varied rhythms that will engage the interest of older readers as well. Laura Seeley's soft and subtle cat portraits bring Tiller's language to life while creating a beautiful, mysterious atmosphere.
If you've ever loved a cat, you will understand why Ruth Tiller echoes a famous Cheshire Cat passage from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland for the title of her book. The cats of Cats Vanish Slowly will remain in your heart and mind long after you finish this magical book.
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Reviews
"Only an accomplished poet could wind her way as gracefully and surefootedly around and through perfectly chosen words and phrases as Tiller does... and only a chronic ailurophile could portray the elusive, often mysterious feline personality with such affection as Seeley."Publishers Weekly "A magical book of poetry for children, this volume will spark the imagination of adults as well as children... the illustrations are enchanting." Cat Fancier’s Almanac
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Awards
* 1995 Georgia Author/Illustrator of the Year for Juvenile Literature
* Selected for inclusion in the 39th Annual Exhibition of the Society of Illustrators
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