Mog And Bunny

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Mog is everyone's favourite family cat! Join her in this warm-hearted and funny escapade about what happens when her favourite toy goes missing...

Bunny is Mog's best thing - her favourite toy. But one day Mrs Thomas says she is going to throw Bunny in the dustbin, and then Bunny - and Mog - go missing...

From the creator of The Tiger Who Came to Tea and Mog the Forgetful Cat comes a delightful family adventure about a really remarkable cat!

Mog the Forgetful Cat was first published over fifty years ago, and Mog has been delighting children with her adventures ever since. These books are the perfect gifts for boys or girls, and their families!

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Publishers Weekly Review

Any child who drags around a scruffy toy or blanket will identify with Mog, the Thomas family's cat, and his stuffed toy, Bunny. At night, Mog sleeps with Bunny. During the day, ``you never knew where Bunny would go next''in Mr. Thomas's slippers, or in Mog's water dish, or on a chair at suppertime. Kerr's text and pictures keep the action building as Bunny annoyingly turns up in the oddest places; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas finally threaten to throw Bunny in the trash. When a family picnic ends in a thunderstorm, Mog remains outside. At bedtime, the childrenNicky and Debbietry to coax Mog inside, and discover the reason he has endured the dark and the rain: Bunny is trapped under a barbecue fork and Mog can't carry it away. Nicky and Debbie rescue their cat and his toy, and even Mrs. Thomas agrees that Mog would be ``too sad'' if they ever threw Bunny away. All told, this story offers an inventive plot, sweet and funny art and a tactful point about treasures. Ages 3-6. (Jan.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

School Library Journal Review

PreS-K-- The story of a cat named Mog who forms a deep attachment to a toy rabbit. The pictures are done in bright colored pencil and marker, with cartoon-styled characterizations. Mog is given a wide range of facial expressions and typical cat movements. The humorous story can easily be read by younger independent readers, as well as read aloud. This is an average picture book of average quality. There are more appealing books about cats, including Sebastian: the Tale of the Curious Kitten (Knopf, 1987) by Vanessa Julian-Ottie, Hot-Air Henry (Morrow, 1981) by Mary Calhoun, and Roger's Umbrella (Dutton, 1982) by Daniel Pinkwater. Mog and Bunny is missing some of the warmth, closeness, and affection that is seen between pets and children as in Norma Simon's Oh, That Cat! (1986) and Where Does My Cat Sleep (1982; o.p., both Albert Whitman). --Evelyn Squillari, Clark County Library District, Las Vegas (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Booklist Review

Ages 3-6. The classic theme of a favorite toy growing ever more rumpled and disheveled--till a trash can demise is threatened--is given a new twist by Kerr, as the toy, Bunny, is owned by a feline named Mog. Bunny sleeps with Mog in her basket; that's cozy. However, attempts to let Bunny drink from a dish result in a soggy pink creature needing radiator drying time. Not until Bunny is accidentally caught under a barbecue fork and Mog stays with her through an overnight storm (why the cat doesn't just yank his favorite toy from under the tool isn't stated) does Mog's human family realize her true devotion and resolve that Bunny can remain. Comfort and cheer, touched with gentle humor, are evident in the text; colorful illustrations expressively catch Mog's antics, while the humans are rendered more simplistically. Any child with a beloved toy will easily identify with Mog's affection. --Phillis Wilson