The Blue Cat of Castle Town

by Catherine Cate Coblentz | Children's Books | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 9780486815275 Global Overview for this book
Registered by wingGoryDetailswing of Nashua, New Hampshire USA on 5/19/2022
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Journal Entry 1 by wingGoryDetailswing from Nashua, New Hampshire USA on Thursday, May 19, 2022
I got this softcover, a 1950 Newbery Honor book, from an online seller. It's a facsimile edition of the 1949 original, with Janice Holland's illustrations. The story deals with a blue kitten born in a small Vermont village in 1830, and destined to spread the song of the river - but while he does manage to share the river's inspiration with some people, motivating them to do their best work regardless of the demands of the marketplace or of their overbearing patrons, he also runs into some tricky complications along the way. (I was tickled to find that the embroidered carpet with which the blue cat caps his adventures is based on an actual one, currently in the care of the Metropolitan Museum of Art... But I couldn't tell from the story whether "putting the cats in the carpet" meant having them pose for their pictures or actually being magicked into the weave somehow!)

Journal Entry 2 by wingGoryDetailswing at LFL - Bowers St. #180 in Nashua, New Hampshire USA on Friday, May 20, 2022

Released 1 yr ago (5/20/2022 UTC) at LFL - Bowers St. #180 in Nashua, New Hampshire USA

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I left this book in the "Hufflepuff" Little Free Library on this lovely day; hope someone enjoys it!

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** Released for the 2022 May Royalty challenge. **

** Released for the Newbery Medal challenge. **

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