Frances Ermengarde

This is a lovely little story for children about Curses the cat. He wants to be just like his mum and dad and be a witch’s cat. But a witch’s cat has to be pure black, and Curses has a little white patch on his chest. He is devastated. It’s all he’s ever wanted to do. Benny the bluebird, however, has a very cunning plan…

The author has not only written this, he illustrated it as well. The illustrations are charming and colourful (this is a book best viewed on a coloured ereader or laptop or tablet rather than the black-and-white Kindle), and Curses is a very appealing little kitten, who will delight his young readers. And…there’s a very important little lesson to be learnt in this tale.

If your child/grandchild can’t yet read, you’ll probably enjoy reading it to him/her as much as s/he will enjoy listening to and looking at the eye-catching illustrations. Fun for everyone!… (plus d'informations)

This is the second book following the adventures of Curses, the witch’s cat.

Halloween would be unthinkable without pumpkins. But it looks awfully like it’s going to be a pumpkin-less event because the seeds for the timely crop have disappeared. Curses is just the cat to get to the bottom of this dastardly deed, and he and his friends pull together to find out who stole the seeds.

This is a lovely little rhyming tale with some engaging illustrations: bright, colourful, cheerful and very appealing, cleverly depicting the neatly told story. I’ve read this to my grandchildren repeatedly, as the ending always elicits an ‘Again please, Nonna!’

Whilst reading to children is a joy, the task is so much more enjoyable when the material is as delightful and entertaining as this.
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