Forget this book and move onto the next one! (Mog the Forgetful Cat - Judith Kerr)

Member Name: bruffyboy

Product:	Mog the Forgetful Cat - Judith Kerr
Date:	30/06/09 (25 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: nice pics

Disadvantages: one sentence per line

This is quite an odd little children's book. It tells the tale of a forgetful cat. Because of her forgetfulness, she's always getting into trouble with her owners; they think she's being a bad cat, but really she just doesn't realise what she's doing. By the end of the book, after making a nuisance of herself throughout it, she is banished from the house. Redemption comes in the form of stopping a burglar, and her life is transformed from then on.

The story itself is quite negative - lots of bad things happening, and I'm not sure it's the most beneficial story to read. It's kind of like 'how many ways can this cat annoy its owners'. Still, I have to say that it is unpredictable, which is good. It also includes a tiger, a monkey and a police officer - three things kids love to see in books.

The illustrations are a mix of full page and part page. They're old-school ink and paint, and whilst they're nice they're not masterpieces. Still, the different placement around the pages makes them exciting to look at, and the cat Mog is a funny fat thing: very likable.

The language is a bit annoying.
It's written in single sentences.
Each one has a line of its own.
Just like I am writing this part of the review.
As you can see.
This gets a bit annoying.
And goes against what we are used to.

All in all, this is a nice enough book but a bit annoying to read with each sentence being on a separate line.

Summary: up to you