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The Owl and the Pussycat
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The Owl and the Pussycat (1871) (edit title/settings)

by Edward Lear (Author) (edit contributors)

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"Brett sets Lear's beloved poem of courtly nonsense in a lush, brilliantly lit Caribbean landscape . . . her gorgeously colored double-page spreads combine deadpan realism with the wildest flights of fancy and a mocking undercurrent in setting and character."--Booklist, starred... read more

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  • “"O lovely Pussy, O Pussy, my love, What a beautiful Pussy you are, You are, You are! What a beautiful Pussy you are!"”
    The owl
  • “"Dear Pig, are you willing to sell for one shilling Your ring?" Said the Piggy, "I will."”
    The owl

First Sentence edit see section history

The Owl and the Pussycat went to sea In a beautiful pea-green boat: They took some honey, and plenty of money Wrapped up in a five-pound note.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Edward Lear (Author)

Other Contributors:

  1. Gwen Fulton (Illustrator) - Illustrated the 1977 edition published by Atheneum
  2. Colin West (Illustrator) - Illustrated the 1988 edition published by Frederick Warne & Co. (England)
  3. Jan Brett (Illustrator) - Illustrated the 1991 edition published by Scholastic
  4. Elizabeth Falconer (Illustrator) - Illustrated the 1993 edition published by Ideals Childrens Books
  5. James Marshall (Illustrator) - Illustrated the 1998 edition published by HarperCollins
  6. Anne Wilson (Illustrator) - Illustrated the 2003 edition published by Chronicle Books
  7. Anne Mortimer (Illustrator) - Illustrated the 2006 edition published by Katherine Tegen Books
  8. Trace Moroney (Illustrator) - Illustrated the 2008 edition published by Brimax Publishing

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
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Country: England
Publication Date: 1871
ISBN: N/A
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