Jennie (Collins Modern Classics)

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Towards the end of the book, I thought that something heartbreaking would happen - either Peter or Jennie would die, or Peter would become a human being again and that would be the end of their friendship.

Peter hesitates, but decides to tell the truth, that he is a boy who has been transformed into a cat. Okay, so maybe you aren't as obsessed with storytelling as I am, and you don't have these experiences. Then he runs across the street without looking -- and I won't ruin the rest of this wonderful book for you. Above everything, he wants a cat, but as Nanny doesn’t like them and his parents are too occupied with their own concerns to risk upsetting Nanny, Peter’s dearest wish is denied. I first read it many years ago when I was in my teens and couldn't resist re-reading it before passing it on.My agent and I were talking about introducing a pair of kittens to my old cat, and she mentioned that our grown cat could teach the kittens how to be cats. You can still remember the plot, the characters are like your best friends or your heroes, even though you're nearly 60.

She is a tabby cat with tiger stripes and she says that her name is Jennie, and she rescued him from the street. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. One day, he is following a stray cat through the streets when he is knocked down and seriously hurt. I found and used it once before for an earlier post on something or other, but this is the one it is perfectly designed for.Today, we have many examples of children's (see the lately published Animalcolm by David Baddiel) about children turning to animals. If you are someone who loves cats, who has a pet cat, or planning to get one, this article Fascinating Facts About Cats is just for you.

He was removed from this job as his "reviews were too Smart Alecky" (according to Confessions of a Story Teller), and took refuge in the sports department. Fortunately, he gets rescued by the eponymous Jennie, a sweet-faced, sweet-natured, intelligent and rather plain fellow stray cat. If you love cats and want to understand their psyche more, read this gem of a story, you’ll be forever grateful you did.Paul Gallico captured the habits and mannerisms, and just the over-all essence of cats magnificently. I cried for hours and I couldn't sleep as all I wanted to do was kiss Jennie Baldrin and hold Peter in my arms. Paul Gallico, remembered mainly for 'The Snow Goose', is a skilled observer of feline behaviour, and I had a lot of pleasure in re-visiting this reminder of my teenage years. In that novel, a young boy named Peter, much neglected by his busy parents, darts away from nanny in front of a carriage and is run over. Owner's name, spine slightly rolled, pages a little browned, some corners creased, good in slightly marked and faded cloth.

Among the most valuable lessons of childhood are how to navigate our feelings and our relationships. I won't spoil it by saying any more - other than it's worth every minute of your life that you spent reading and thinking about it. I ADORE them, but have never been owned by them because I rather have to go the route of rescue cats, and few Meezers would find their way to ‘a pile of kittens dumped in a dustbin’ type stories.Very quickly Jennie's role as Peter's teacher and protector shifts, until by the end she is completely reliant upon Peter and even goes as far as to say, "it's so good to have a male about who knows what to do. And no, there is no clear way to say how the female cat see the boy, as the boy as a cat was a big, adult sized cat.