Paws and Whiskers

Paws and Whiskers is a 2014 fundraising anthology for the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, featuring children's stories about cats and dogs selected by Jacqueline Wilson, with illustrations by Nick Sharratt. Published 13 February 2014 by Doubleday Children's, the stories include new works and extracts from classics, such as The Hundred and One Dalmatians, by Dodie Smith, and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll.Paws and Whiskers preview: Table of Contents

Also called Battersea Cats and Dogs Anthology before publication,Battersea Cats and Dogs Anthology the book is under licence from "Battersea Dogs' Home Ltd.", with royalties from book sales going to support the charity.Paws and Whiskers preview: Copyright page

Besides the Cat Stories and Dog Stories sections, with the Pets' Corner section features new stories by notable children's authors about their pets.

Extracts from the book Catwings by Ursula K. Le Guin The Daydreamer by Ian McEwan Ice Lolly by Jean Ure The Theatre Cat by Noel Streatfeild Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll Gobbolino the Witch's Cat by Ursula Moray Williams The Cat that Walked by Himself by Rudyard Kipling Orlando's Invisible Pyjamas by Kathleen Hale Soffrona and Her Cat Muff by Mary Martha Sherwood Varjak Paw by S. F. Said The Diary of a Killer Cat by Anne Fine The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford Osbert by Noel Streatfeild A Dog So Small by Philippa Pearce The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler Love That Dog by Sharon Creech The Hundred and One Dalmatians by Dodie Smith Just William by Richmal Crompton Born to Run by Michael Morpurgo David Copperfield by Charles Dickens Shadow, the Sheep-Dog by Enid Blyton The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo The Werepuppy by Jacqueline Wilson

Pets' Corner stories

The "Pets' Corner" section of the book is where famous authors (such as Horrid Henry's Francesca Simon and The Magic Faraway Tree's Enid Blyton) talk about their pets.

Title of Article Name (author) Name (pet) Breed Dog or Cat Tuffy Anne Fine Tuffy Unknown Cat (featured in The Diary of a Killer Cat) Our Dogs Philip Pullman Daisy, Hoagy and Nellie Two Pugs and one Lurcher Dogs Pekingese Rumer Godden Piers (deceased) Pekingese Dog Mimi's Day Adéle Geras Mimi (Meems) (deceased) Tabby Cat Pets I Have Had Enid BlytonBobs, (dog) Sandy (dog), many nameless puppies (last one was Topsy), Lassie (dog), Laddie (dog) Bimbo (dog) and Rufus (cat) Fox Terrier, Cocker Spaniel and Tabby. Dogs and Cats My Pets Michael Morpurgo Prynne, Puck, Katie and her puppies, Arthur, Hal and Galadriel, Sophie and Bercelet, Snug and Bottom, Mini, Simpson and Leo Prynne, (Labrador Retriever-cross) Puck (Shetland Sheepdog Katie (Irish Setter) Sophie (English Setter) Cats and Dogs Dog Memory Malorie Blackman Taquis (deceased) German Shepherd Dog My Animal Friends Dick King-Smith Anna, Dodo and Elsie Dachshunds Dog Cats Joan Aiken Gracchus, Hamlet and Darwin One Tabby cat, others unknown Cat Shanti Francesca Simon Shanti (deceased) Tibetan Spaniel Dog My Pets Jean Ure Thomas, Titch, Bella, (cats), Dolly, Daisy, Minnie, Gertie, Benny, Sasha. Fox Terrier, Tabby, Mongrel, Jack Russell, Norfolk Terrier, Springer Spaniel, German Shepherd-Collie Cats and Dogs

Reception CBBC has done a book club report on it by Katie Thistleton, citing part of it as a "brilliant read". In The Guardian newspaper review, Kat Winter has given it an 8.5 out of ten, commenting on the fact the stories were too short, she wanted to find out more.

Paws and Whiskers

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