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Tabby McTat [Paperback] [Jul 07, 2016] Scholastic

Tabby McTat [Paperback] [Jul 07, 2016] Scholastic

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  • Author：Julia Donaldson
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Lynn Davidson ，

This is an interesting and amusing story in rhyme。 A busker and his cat， Tabby McTat， entertain people with their guitar and singing， until one day an accident happens and they lose each other。 Tabby McTat makes a new life for himself， but misses his busker friend。 One day he sets out to find his friend。 Nicely told and illustrated story。

Adelina ，

OOh， how lovey is this book？ Tabby McTat is lovely cat！

Villain E ，

Tabby McTat is a cat who enjoys singing along with a busker。 One day Tabby goes wandering and meets a cat friend and， while he's away， his busker friend has an incident and is taken to a hospital。 Tabby comes looking for his busker friend， who's disappeared。 So Tabby goes back to his cat friend and they start a family。 The busker comes back looking for Tabby but doesn't find him。 Years later， Tabby and his kids are out wandering the neighborhood and they find the busker。 Tabby wants to stay with Tabby McTat is a cat who enjoys singing along with a busker。 One day Tabby goes wandering and meets a cat friend and， while he's away， his busker friend has an incident and is taken to a hospital。 Tabby comes looking for his busker friend， who's disappeared。 So Tabby goes back to his cat friend and they start a family。 The busker comes back looking for Tabby but doesn't find him。 Years later， Tabby and his kids are out wandering the neighborhood and they find the busker。 Tabby wants to stay with his busker friend but he also wants to stay with his family。I don't think I've read a picture book like this; a story spanning years。 I know Julia Donaldson has done some busking herself， so I'm not surprised she worked it into a story。 But， despite being a story about singing， the rhyme in this struggles to stay on tempo。 。。。more

KaitandMaddie ，

This was a bit of a difficult one to read well， but the story line was cute。

Sue Williams ，

Moral; sometimes you have to sacrifice things for what you really desire。

Fny ，

So I really love picture books by Julia Donaldson。As with the rhyming and all that but this one was long and sometimes the rhymes didn’t make much sense。

Elizabeth Riley ，

I really wasn't a fan of the rhyming pattern in this one， and my 2 year old isn't so keep either （although Julia Donaldson is definitely her fave at the moment）。 Perhaps one to put aside until she's a little older。 I really wasn't a fan of the rhyming pattern in this one， and my 2 year old isn't so keep either （although Julia Donaldson is definitely her fave at the moment）。 Perhaps one to put aside until she's a little older。 。。。more

Chris Hays ，

This has a silly little song to go with the rhyme of the cat singing along。 I enjoy the challenge of the rhymes at the end of the lines， but Luka only makes it through the entire book 50% of the time。

Bella ，

Another winner from the Donaldson-Scheffler team。

Mesca Elin ，

An enjoyable book about friends， loyalty， family， songs and cats。 A purr-fectly read

JC ，

I loved this book and so did my kiddo。 It was interesting and unique but also easy for my 31/2 year old to follow along。

Lara ，

A busker and his cat live happily together， performing on the streets， until separated by theft and injury。 What follows is a story about friends， family， music， individuality， finding happiness。。。 and cats！ Donaldson's rhymes are flowing and not ridiculously sing-songy， and Scheffler's illustrations are cute with some nice hidden details。 So， pretty standard for this pair's work！ Would make a fun read after traveling to a big city too （several types of buskers and street performers are featured A busker and his cat live happily together， performing on the streets， until separated by theft and injury。 What follows is a story about friends， family， music， individuality， finding happiness。。。 and cats！ Donaldson's rhymes are flowing and not ridiculously sing-songy， and Scheffler's illustrations are cute with some nice hidden details。 So， pretty standard for this pair's work！ Would make a fun read after traveling to a big city too （several types of buskers and street performers are featured， something common to see in city streets）。 For a storytime， this would be an easy on to include in a storytime on cats or music or friends。 。。。more

Lauren ，

This was not my favourite Julia Donaldson story， but still had a rich vocab with a lovely rhyming pattern and lovely illustrations for young children to enjoy。

Emma ，

This would be a great book to share with children in FS and KS1。 It has rhyme throughout which helps to provide a pace for reading aloud and there are lots of opportunities for children to predict what they think might happen next。 Tabby McTat gets separated from his owner who is a busker， but then he gets to live with a different family。 He still misses his owner and eventually they were reunited。 It's a lovely story with great illustrations which makes it an enjoyable book for children。 This would be a great book to share with children in FS and KS1。 It has rhyme throughout which helps to provide a pace for reading aloud and there are lots of opportunities for children to predict what they think might happen next。 Tabby McTat gets separated from his owner who is a busker， but then he gets to live with a different family。 He still misses his owner and eventually they were reunited。 It's a lovely story with great illustrations which makes it an enjoyable book for children。 。。。more

Micky Sahi ，

This book says never be quick to judge。 You never liked this at first but as you got older you always used to point at the knitted yarn balls on every page thinking they were play balls and you’d squeal with joy。

André Henriques ，

Good reading with the little one。

Ella ，

A lovely story of a man and his cat who， after being separated and always missing each other， are reunited。 Tabby McTat finds a new family but always thinks of his old owner until he goes on an adventure to find him。 This would be a nice story to share with FS and KS1 children。 There are lots of opportunities for prediction in the book。 The illustrations show lots of emotion and would be good to discuss with children。 They could pick characters， either the main ones or background ones， and role A lovely story of a man and his cat who， after being separated and always missing each other， are reunited。 Tabby McTat finds a new family but always thinks of his old owner until he goes on an adventure to find him。 This would be a nice story to share with FS and KS1 children。 There are lots of opportunities for prediction in the book。 The illustrations show lots of emotion and would be good to discuss with children。 They could pick characters， either the main ones or background ones， and role play to explore their thoughts further。 The text is written in rhyme which makes it flow nicely and makes it engaging for children。 。。。more

Gloria ，

Story was fine overall， but I like JD's other books better， the stories that include a good lesson。 Story was fine overall， but I like JD's other books better， the stories that include a good lesson。 。。。more

Niad ，

An absolute favourite！ And not just for little ones。 The story is very heartwarming and unique （not sure if "A street cat named Bob" was an inspiration）。 The illustrations are so vivid， they transport me to London every time。 The small details - rubbish on the ground， people working in an office building， homeless under a bridge， mishmash of old and new architecture， wrought iron fences， neighbour casually painting a wall in his back garden - add so much dimension。 Highly recommended！ An absolute favourite！ And not just for little ones。 The story is very heartwarming and unique （not sure if "A street cat named Bob" was an inspiration）。 The illustrations are so vivid， they transport me to London every time。 The small details - rubbish on the ground， people working in an office building， homeless under a bridge， mishmash of old and new architecture， wrought iron fences， neighbour casually painting a wall in his back garden - add so much dimension。 Highly recommended！ 。。。more

Natasha Hurley-Walker ，

10 out of 5 stars。 I can recite the entire book from memory， which allows me to braid my kids' hair while they turn the pages。 The emotions， the illustrations， the lilting cadence of the stanzas。。。 It's lovely。 And wow do those kids get worried when the sun goes down and the sky goes black， the stars come out and he didn't come back。。。 OH NO IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN 10 out of 5 stars。 I can recite the entire book from memory， which allows me to braid my kids' hair while they turn the pages。 The emotions， the illustrations， the lilting cadence of the stanzas。。。 It's lovely。 And wow do those kids get worried when the sun goes down and the sky goes black， the stars come out and he didn't come back。。。 OH NO IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN 。。。more

Ayesha ，

My son loves it

Summer ，

KS1

Summer ，

YR3 cute story of a street cat of a busker who loves his owner and when his owner is taken away in an ambulance the tabby thinks he was abandoned and adopted by the owners of an aquantance black cat。 The black cat misses his owner and tries to look for him。 He has kittens with the black cat， later goes looking for his owner。 When he finds his owner he realises he is missing the new owners， the black cat and the comfort at home。 His tabby-kitten-son then replaces him and is now being looked after YR3 cute story of a street cat of a busker who loves his owner and when his owner is taken away in an ambulance the tabby thinks he was abandoned and adopted by the owners of an aquantance black cat。 The black cat misses his owner and tries to look for him。 He has kittens with the black cat， later goes looking for his owner。 When he finds his owner he realises he is missing the new owners， the black cat and the comfort at home。 His tabby-kitten-son then replaces him and is now being looked after by the old busker。Cute - reminded me of the film based on a true story of a recovering drug addict busker/big issue guy from the film 'A Street Cat Named Bob'。I thought the story was mainly about loss， losing and forming new relationships， going through different stages in life， outgrowing an old life。 The little tabby cat however， might go in the situation his father cat decided to give up and seems to think of it as an adventure。 。。。more

Krista ，

Probably a bit long for a little kid storytime， but I'd love to try it out for older kids。 Probably a bit long for a little kid storytime， but I'd love to try it out for older kids。 。。。more

Rita ，

A great cat and busker tale with a catchy song to go along with it！ It gets sad in the middle so it left me yearning to know the end， which doesn't tend to happen in kid's books。 A great cat and busker tale with a catchy song to go along with it！ It gets sad in the middle so it left me yearning to know the end， which doesn't tend to happen in kid's books。 。。。more

Ken ，

Another enjoyable picture book by the ever reliable Donaldson and Scheffler。Tabby spends his time busking with Fred， that was until one fatal moring when Tabby takes a stroll and meets Sock。Realise he's spent too much time with her， the cat is unable to find Fred。Tabby has not forgotten his past even though his content with Sock and their kittens， be dreams of being reunited with his old pal Fred。There was a really A Street Cat Named Bob: The Amazing True Story of One Man and His Cat vibe with t Another enjoyable picture book by the ever reliable Donaldson and Scheffler。Tabby spends his time busking with Fred， that was until one fatal moring when Tabby takes a stroll and meets Sock。Realise he's spent too much time with her， the cat is unable to find Fred。Tabby has not forgotten his past even though his content with Sock and their kittens， be dreams of being reunited with his old pal Fred。There was a really A Street Cat Named Bob: The Amazing True Story of One Man and His Cat vibe with this one， Tabby must have felt really guilty having left Fred on his own that morning！ 。。。more

Freddie D ，

Julia Donaldson's ever-brilliant rhyme and Axel Scheffler's classic illustrations are winning in this adorable story with quite sophisticated themes。 Julia Donaldson's ever-brilliant rhyme and Axel Scheffler's classic illustrations are winning in this adorable story with quite sophisticated themes。 。。。more

Anna ，

I love this book and so do my class which is perfect！

Joy Keil ，

A favourite author for sure 。。。。 we've enjoyed many of her books！ A favourite author for sure 。。。。 we've enjoyed many of her books！ 。。。more

Luke Popplewell ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Tabby McTat the buskers cat is an unusual story for children （as someone that works with SEN） ， I found that the morals of the story are kinda messed up。 My main issues are that A） Tabby has ‘fun’ times with a rich lady cat and has 3 kittens but totally forgets about his best friend/owner B） He enjoys being with a rich cat C） When he does find his owner， he still wants to live with his lady cat， so Tabby gives his scruffy looking son to the busker， so basically A） gives his ugly son away and B） Tabby McTat the buskers cat is an unusual story for children （as someone that works with SEN） ， I found that the morals of the story are kinda messed up。 My main issues are that A） Tabby has ‘fun’ times with a rich lady cat and has 3 kittens but totally forgets about his best friend/owner B） He enjoys being with a rich cat C） When he does find his owner， he still wants to live with his lady cat， so Tabby gives his scruffy looking son to the busker， so basically A） gives his ugly son away and B） Kicking his son out of a warm rich home to live with a poor homeless street man。There’s no clear good morals in this story。 The writing has a great flow and illustrations are fantastic but it’s really hard to suggest this book， if your trying to help your children learn good morals。 。。。more

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