Mog, lovely Mog, if you've missed out on the pleasure of reading about her, or having her read to you, is a comfortably built silver and grey tabby cat. She has big long whiskers, a white tummy and paws, and a wonderful range of facial expressions, ranging from bemused, through very bemused, to faintly miffed, to happy in a goofy sort of way. She's our heroine, is Mog, despite, or possibly because of her faults. And she lives with a family called Thomas. Mrs Thomas, rejoicing in a green two-piece and a bad taste in hats, Mr Thomas, complete with yellow tie and socks, Debbie, in a bright pink kilt, and Nicky. This is how the book starts, and it's a ...  Read the complete review

I bought a little set of three books from Tesco for my son this Christmas. The books were branded bedtime stories and came packed in a little white hard case which just slotted the books in nicely. One of the books in the set was Mog the forgetful cat. The book Mog the forgetful cat is by Judith Kerr and was first published in 1970! I think I remember my mum reading a range of Mog books to me when I was a child and so it still remains a classic book really. This little book was published in 2010 for the purpose of the gift set and is a hard backed book which feels of really good quality. Mog the forgetful cat is the story of a cat called Mog ...  Read the complete review

The sad fact of the matter is that there are an awful lot of terrible children's books out there, badly written, terrible illustrations, mind-numbingly boring or just plain inappropriate. Since having my daughter I have had to read an awful lot of these terrible stories; I now rely very heavily on the library for reading material due to the amount of money I have squandered on once-read books. Thankfully my mother and her partner are very good at knowing what books to buy and came up trumps with this classic that I remembered from my childhood. Judith Kerr is a children's author of some note, being responsible for the iconic 'The Tiger Who Came to Tea' and ...  Read the complete review

Mog the forgetful cat is a childrens story which has charmed generations of children. The book is hard back, 40 pages long although half of these are the illustrations and is I would say aimed at the 2-5 age range. We read the book regularly to our little one who is currently 14 months and the response is mixed, however I think this is because we've started reading too early rather than it being a bad book. The story tells the tale of Mog a forgetful cat who sometimes forgets that there is a catflap to get in and out of her owners house, she exasperates her family by scaring the kids, sleeping in front of the television and making a terrible mess ...  Read the complete review

Mog the Forgetful Cat, written by Judith Kerr, tells the tale of Mog who, as the title declares, is a forgetful cat. She forgets everything from the fact she has a cat flap to the fact she can't fly. But it is this weakness which makes Mog the cat a heroine in the end, however unintentionally on the part of Mog. Mog the Forgetful Cat is a book penned by the same author as the more widely-popular The Tiger Who Came to Tea. There is reason for this as The Tiger Who Came to Tea has a simplicity and a surrealism which instantly captures the imagination of readers. This is not to say that Mog the Forgetful Cat does not hold an appeal all of its ...  Read the complete review