The New Kitten

(Hardback)

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From acclaimed author (and cat lover!) Joyce Carol Oates comes a charming, heartwarming picture book.

As the only cat in her house, Cherie is accustomed to being showered with treats and affection. So when her family brings home a new kitten named Cleopatra, Cherie resents that shes no longer the center of attentionand she cant believe all the trouble that the kitten gets away with! Is one home big enough for two kitties

Beautifully illustrated by Dave Mottram, this picture book will resonate for any reader who haseventually!found the joy in sharing the spotlight with a new family addition.

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In rich tones, Mottrams digitally enhanced drawings play up the kittens adorable saucer-green eyes. Publishers Weekly

Author Bio

Joyce Carol Oates is a recipient of the National Book Critics Circle Lifetime Achievement Award, the National Book Award and the PEN / Malamud Award, and has been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Her books include We Were the Mulvaneys, Blonde, Carthage, A Book of American Martyrs and Hazards of Time Travel. She is Professor of Humanities at Princeton University.