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Carbonel: The King of the Cats | Barbara Sleigh, V. H. Drummond
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Rosemary's plan to clean houses over the summer takes a strange turn after she acquires a cat who turns out to be enchanted.
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Carbonel: The King of the Cats | Barbara Sleigh, V. H. Drummond
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Now I want to adopt Zelda a brother and name him Carbonel.

Fabulous book in the classic tradition of UK children‘s books. I love the imagery of the gardens hidden within London. That will no doubt figure in the sequel.

#catsoflitsy

LauraJ I‘ve got the perfect kitten for you and Zelda! 6y
imyril Oh my I recall reading this when I was 6 or 7 and loving it, but I don‘t remember anything about it. This and Gobbolino - I loved the books about black cats :) 6y
bookseller_cate @LauraJ If it‘s the foster kitty in your pics, he looks like a perfect Carbonel! 😻 6y
bookseller_cate @imyril It was so sweet. I‘m definitely bringing these into the book store to see if I can handsell them. 6y
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Carbonel: The King of the Cats | Barbara Sleigh, V. H. Drummond
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The best part of working in an indie bookstore is the relationships we form with our patrons.

This morning, I was emailing with a regular customer who was looking to complete this series. When she told me it was about slightly sarcastic talking cats, I was sold.

She turned up this afternoon with her childhood copy of the first book for me to borrow. This is definitely a case of “drop everything and read it now” so I can return it in good time.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Awww that‘s so sweet!!! ❤️❤️ 6y
wanderinglynn That‘s awesome! Plus the book sounds intriguing! 6y
Chrissyreadit Love that! 6y
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bookseller_cate @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @wanderinglynn This lady is a sweetheart and her family spends thousands each year at the store. The book looks wonderful. I‘ll definitely review it when I‘m done. 📚😊 6y
BookishMarginalia 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 6y
tpixie Fun story!!! 📚🐱📚 6y
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Carbonel: The King of the Cats | Barbara Sleigh, V. H. Drummond
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#septembowie #catpeople

Carbonel is the king of cats - and probably thinks he should be the king of people - so he demands to be included today. I loved this book as a kid and bought a copy to read to my kids (must do that!)

“Appearances can be deceiving. Some old ladies are witches, some brooms can fly and some ordinary looking cats are Princes of the Royal Blood”

Thanks for a great Sept challenge @Marchpane @Cinfhen 💕

Cinfhen Such a fun choice! Glad you enjoyed #SeptemBowie🤘🏽Hope you'll play along for #Rocktober 🎸 7y
Centique @Cinfhen thanks! Yes #rocktober looks great! I like these challenges which make you think outside the box 😊 7y
rubyslippersreads This looks adorable! 😻 7y
Centique @rubyslippersreads it is! And from 1955 so it‘s an oldie but a goodie 👍 7y
Marchpane Thanks for playing! Feels like I've gotten to know a few littens much better 😊 7y
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Carbonel: The King of the Cats | Barbara Sleigh, V. H. Drummond
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Lovely children's book about cats and magic. Quite enjoyable.