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The Diary of a Killer Cat - Anne Fine

 
Description: ISBN 0141317205 / Author: Anne Fine / Genre: Junior Books / Cats will be cats, but will poor Elly be able to stop her pet Tuffy from bringing his latest victims into the house?

Newest Review: ... from being read aloud; there are plenty of 'voices' to play with. I think it does a good job of being a funny, sarcastic ... more

 ... story without bogging down itself with too much text, perfect for a tearaway who doesn't like to read so much. Although the sentence structure is very simple, and the story contains a lot of dialogue, the language is quite sarcastic in nature, and many of the jokes rely on the reader understanding this kind of humour. This is why it is not just a simple book for young readers, the first person narrative means children with a good sense of humour, but are not so confident or keen on reading will still 'get the joke' T...more

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Premium Review The Diary of a Killer Cat - Anne Fine: Simple yet feisty little children's book, great for budding ... (317 words)
by nevikrose - written on 06/12/07 (Very useful, 56 readings)
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Aimed at hesitant readers from year 2-3 upwards Tuffy is a family cat who is only following his instincts. It's not His fault that his instincts make him do things that the family don't like, especially poor, soft little Ellie. Despite its simple nature, this book is actually quite funny; I think most children would get something out of it. I do think it would benefit from being read aloud; there are plenty of 'voices' to play with. I think it does a good job of being a funny, sarcastic story without bogging down itself with too much text, perfect for a tearaway who doesn't like to read so much. Although the sentence structure is ...

 

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