Tuesday, 1 November 2011

Book of the day: Arabella the Heavenly Cat

This tiny hardcover picture book, printed in 1969, is almost too cute for words. It is about a cat called Arabella who goes to heaven in a basket (of course). When she comes back home & misplaces her basket, it becomes her mission to find a way back to cat heaven. The story is gorgeous but the drawings are what completely won me over.
I found this little gem buried in a stall at the Macclesfield market a couple of weeks ago. The stall belonged to a couple who were selling native plants, Christmas decorations and strangely enough only books about... cats. Oh, the people we have met on our market adventures!













xx Jessie

1 comment:

  1. Hi,I’d desperately love to buy this little book ‘Arabella the heavenly cat’ from you🙏. My mum gave me a copy of it when I was a child. I list all my possessions when I fled with my little children from a terrifying violent ex husband who then destroyed all our property. I had to start my life all over again with nothing. I am trying to replace the most meaningful things I owned as a child to share with my now older children. This book hold such a dear place in my heart, if you could consider selling it to me I would be so very grateful. Yours most sincerely,Janet
    My email is jmcintyre27@outlook.com
    If you are interested in responding.

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