The School for Cats (New York Review Children's Collection)

SarahKate's Notes:

Another silly Jenny the cat story, this time she's sent away to a school - really more like a cat camp - and has a few adventures. Ella (then 6) really enjoys these stories.

cover of The School for Cats (New York Review Children's Collection)author: Esther Averill
rating:
asin: 159017173X
binding: Hardcover
list price: $12.95 USD
amazon price: $10.36 USD


Jenny Linsky, the famous little black cat of Greenwich Village, has never been to school before. When her master, Captain Tinker, sends her to a boarding school in the country to learn the special knowledge of cats — manners and cooperation — she is afraid, among strangers, and so far from home. As soon as she's settled in, taking off the red scarf that makes her feel brave, another student named Pickles, the Fire Cat, is up to his usual mischief, and chases her with his fire truck hook and ladder. She is terrified and runs away. Walking along the railroad tracks, Jenny catches the smell of the city: "You can have the daisies. Give me the sidewalks of New York."

Jenny soon realizes that the Captain would be disappointed if he found out she had left school. It’s then that Jenny decides to stand up to Pickles. She returns bravely and when Pickles next tries his tricks, he's surprised at the "new" Jenny. Pickles learns his manners and Jenny learns that not only can school be fun, but the friendships she makes there will last forever.

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