by Michael Rosen (Author), Michael Rosen (Author), Priscilla Lamont (Illustrator)
Old Roly, the cat, is tired - he sleeps all day. Mum and Dad and and the kids all know he can't live much longer, but what happens when he dies? Award-winning children's writer and poet Michael Rosen deals sensitively with the loss of a much-loved family pet. Roly dies and is buried, and the children miss him; then a new stray cat appears in search of a home, and gradually finds her place in the household. The new cat, named Sausage, is around nearly all the time - but Roly is still there in their hearts, and the children know he will always be with them. A truly touching, and often humorous story from one of Britain's leading children's writers.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 25
Edition: illustrated edition
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Published: 07 Feb 2002
ISBN 10: 0711214883
ISBN 13: 9780711214880
Book Overview: Michael Rosen is the winner of several book prizes, including the Smarties Award and the Signal Poets Award. In 1997, he won the Eleanor Farjeon Award for his outstanding contribution to children's literature.