Was there ever
A cat so clever
As magical Mr. Mistoffelees

Following Arthur Robins' critically acclaimed picture book of Macavity (already sold 10k) he turns his attentions to the magical Mr. Mistoffelees with delightfully hilarious results. Perfect for ages 3+, children (and parents) will love reading aloud about the Original Conjuring Cat. To sit alongside other classics such as The Gruffalo, The Tiger Who Came to Tea, and Spot.

Cats! Some are sane, and some are mad. Some are good, and some are bad... This book features lovable cat poems that were written by T S Eliot for his godchildren. It is inspired the musical Cats.

Providing a scrutinized text of Eliot's poems, this edition presents poems from Eliot's youth which were published only decades later, as well as others that saw only private circulation in his lifetime, of which dozens are collected for the first time.

We must find him or the train can't start

All aboard as Skimbleshanks, the Railway Cat, stars in the third picture-book pairing from Arthur Robins and T. S. Eliot's Old Possum's cats, set on the Night Mail train where Skimble won't let anything go wrong. To sit alongside other classics such as The Gruffalo, The Tiger Who Came to Tea, and Spot.

Macavity is one of the best-loved poems from T. S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats - the inspiration for Cats: The Musical - beloved by generations of children and their parents. "It's rare that a poem not meant for a picture book translates so smoothly into the form, but Macavity does, coming in at the perfect length with ample opportunity for illustrations to help build out the story. . . .Like Eliot's verses, Robins's illustrations] present a world of mischief and hilarity." -- The New York Times

"Robins has infused new life into the trickster cat." --...

Having separated from his wife Vivien in 1933, T S Elliot is anxious to avoid running into her; but she refuses to comprehend that her husband has chosen to leave her and stalks him across literary society. In this book, the correspondence draws in detail upon Vivien's letters and diaries to provide a picture of her mental state and way of life.

"Robins has infused new life into the trickster cat." -- Kirkus Reviews A wonderful new picture book version of one of T. S. Eliot's most popular cat poems, brought to life by delightfully humorous illustrations from Arthur Robins, a timeless magical partnership. Join the cat-burglars Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer in the fifth picture-book pairing from Arthur Robins and T. S. Eliot's Old Possum's cats, as they steal meat from the oven and pearls from the drawers.

As editor and publisher, his work is unrelenting, commissioning works ranging from Michael Roberts's The Modern Mind to Elizabeth Bowen's anthology The Faber Book of Modern Stories.

Youngsters are invited to join Cat Morgan, the swashbuckling pirate, as he sails the Barbary Coast in this sixth picture book pairing from Robins and Eliot's Old Possum Cats. Full color.