Paws and Whiskers is a 2014 fundraising anthology for the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, featuring children's stories about cats and dogs selected by Jacqueline Wilson, with illustrations by Nick Sharratt. Published 13 February 2014 by Doubleday Children's, the stories include new works and extracts from classics, such as The Hundred and One Dalmatians, by Dodie Smith, and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll.[1]

Paws and Whiskers
First edition cover
EditorJacqueline Wilson
IllustratorNick Sharratt
Cover artistNick Sharratt
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's fiction
Published13 February 2014 Doubleday,
Random House Children's Publishers UK
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (hardback and paperback)
eBook (RHCP Digital)
Pages387
ISBN978-0857533524

Also called Battersea Cats and Dogs Anthology before publication,[2] the book is under licence from "Battersea Dogs' Home Ltd.", with royalties from book sales going to support the charity.[3]

Besides the Cat Stories and Dog Stories sections, with the Pets' Corner section features new stories by notable children's authors about their pets.[1]

Extracts from the book

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Pets' Corner stories

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The "Pets' Corner" section of the book is where famous authors (such as Horrid Henry's Francesca Simon and The Magic Faraway Tree's Enid Blyton) talk about their pets.[1]

Title of Article Name (author) Name (pet) Breed Dog or Cat
Tuffy Anne Fine Tuffy Unknown Cat (featured in The Diary of a Killer Cat)
Our Dogs Philip Pullman Daisy, Hoagy and Nellie Two Pugs and one Lurcher Dogs
Pekingese Rumer Godden Piers (deceased) Pekingese Dog
Mimi's Day Adéle Geras Mimi (Meems) (deceased) Tabby Cat
Pets I Have Had Enid Blyton Bobs, (dog) Sandy (dog), many nameless puppies (last one was Topsy), Lassie (dog), Laddie (dog) Bimbo (dog) and Rufus (cat) Fox Terrier, Cocker Spaniel and Tabby. Dogs and Cats
My Pets Michael Morpurgo Prynne, Puck, Katie and her puppies, Arthur, Hal and Galadriel, Sophie and Bercelet, Snug and Bottom, Mini, Simpson and Leo Prynne, (Labrador Retriever-cross) Puck (Shetland Sheepdog Katie (Irish Setter) Sophie (English Setter) Cats and Dogs
Dog Memory Malorie Blackman Taquis (deceased) German Shepherd Dog
My Animal Friends Dick King-Smith Anna, Dodo and Elsie Dachshunds Dog
Cats Joan Aiken Gracchus, Hamlet and Darwin One Tabby cat, others unknown Cat
Shanti Francesca Simon Shanti (deceased) Tibetan Spaniel Dog
My Pets Jean Ure Thomas, Titch, Bella, (cats), Dolly, Daisy, Minnie, Gertie, Benny, Sasha. Fox Terrier, Tabby, Mongrel, Jack Russell, Norfolk Terrier, Springer Spaniel, German Shepherd-Collie Cats and Dogs

Reception

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CBBC has done a book club report on it by Katie Thistleton, citing part of it as a "brilliant read".[4] In The Guardian newspaper review, Kat Winter has given it an 8.5 out of ten, commenting on the fact the stories were too short, she wanted to find out more.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Paws and Whiskers preview: Table of Contents
  2. ^ Battersea Cats and Dogs Anthology
  3. ^ Paws and Whiskers preview: Copyright page
  4. ^ Katie Thistleton (2014). "BBC – CBBC – Book Club: Paws and Whiskers". www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc. Retrieved 6 June 2014.[dead link]
  5. ^ Kat Winter (11 April 2014). "Paws and Whiskers chosen by Jacqueline Wilson – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 June 2014. Though I loved the stories, I thought they were a bit too short and for each I needed to know more.
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