The Story of Mrs. Lovewright and Purrless Her Cat

Brief Description: Mrs. Lovewright is sure that a cat is just what she needs until she acquires a cat that has a mind of its own. Review Quotes: "Splendid...surprising...wistfully comic." --"Publishers Weekly"Review Quotes: "Wonderfully idiosyncratic."--"Washington Post Book World"Review Quotes: "Splendid...surprising...wistfully comic."--"Publishers Weekly"Review Quotes: "If fresh, imaginative writing and brilliantly animated pictures, all wonderfully syncopated, are the essence of an original picture book, then "Mrs. Lovewright and Purrless Her Cat" is indeed a dazzling example." -- Maurice SendakReview Quotes: "A brief, enchanting, alarming, and funny-profound children's book. Children in very large numbers will take to wonderful Purrless." --"New York Times Book Review"Review Quotes: "Wonderfully idiosyncratic." --"Washington Post Book World"Review Quotes: "Splendid...surprising...wistfully comic." --"Publishers Weekly"Review Quotes: "Segal's telling is lyrical, remarkable; Zelinsky's illustrations are masterpieces of comic emotion." --New York "Daily News"Publisher Marketing: Mrs. Lovewright was a chilly person. When it got night outside, she closed her door and made herself a fire; then she took off her shoes and put her feet up on the stool, and that's when Mrs. Lovewright knew that there was something and she didn't have it. "There's no being cozy without a cat," she said. So here -- back in print -- is the story of Mrs. Lovewright and that cat, who would not and "would" not be cozy, from acclaimed author Lore Segal and Caldecott-winning artist Paul O. Zelinsky. Review Citations:

Ingram Children's Advance 07/01/2005 pg. 40 (EAN 9780689873270, Hardcover)

PW Notes and Reprints 06/20/2005 pg. 79 (EAN 9780689873270, Hardcover)

Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2005 pg. 289 (EAN 9780689873270, Hardcover)

Ingram Children's Advance 07/01/2005 pg. 40 (EAN 9780689873287, Paperback)

Contributor Bio:  Segal, Lore Lore Segal has written numerous books for young readers, including "Tell Me a Mitzi" and, most recently, " Morris the Artist." She lives in New York City. Contributor Bio:  Zelinsky, Paul Paul O. Zelinsky is one of the most original and celebrated children's book illustrators at work today.