The Cheshire Cheese Cat: a Dickens of a Tale |
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| Author:
| Deedy, Carmen Agra
Wright, Randall |
| Read by:
| Kellgren, Katherine
Sachs, Robin |
| ISBN: | 978-0-449-01026-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2012 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
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| Imprint: | Listening Library (Audio) |
| Book Format: | CD-Audio |
| List Price: | USD $30.00 |
Book Description:
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Tired of dodging fishwives' brooms and carriage wheels, alley cat Skilley yearns for the comfort of Ye olde Cheshire Cheese, a popular London inn. When he hears that the innkeeper is in need of a mouser, he hatches a scheme so audacious it will surely set him up for the rest of his nine lives. Once installed at the Cheese, Skilley looks forward to a life of ease. But a resident mouse named Pip uncovers Skilley's scandalous secret, and the desperate cat is forced to make a pact with...
More DescriptionTired of dodging fishwives' brooms and carriage wheels, alley cat Skilley yearns for the comfort of Ye olde Cheshire Cheese, a popular London inn. When he hears that the innkeeper is in need of a mouser, he hatches a scheme so audacious it will surely set him up for the rest of his nine lives. Once installed at the Cheese, Skilley looks forward to a life of ease. But a resident mouse named Pip uncovers Skilley's scandalous secret, and the desperate cat is forced to make a pact with him. The two become allies, and harmony reigns until they are drawn into an intrigue involving a tyrannical cook, a strange visitor hidden in the attic, and an evil tomcat called Pinch. The ensuing mayhem threatens the peace of Ye olde Cheshire Cheese--and the entire British empire!