The Cat Who Came in from the Cold

by Deric Longden

Book Overview

The little cat Deric Longden saw sitting forlornly on an upturned bucket belonged to the neighbours, but somehow when it began to rain it seemed only natural to bring him inside. Once there he slipped... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553089633
• ISBN13: 9780553089639
• Release Date: October 1992
• Publisher: Bantam
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

My First of the Author's Books and He's Won Me over for Life

Although I love animals and I love books, I don't usually read animal books, with the exception of some books by veterinarians. This was the first cat memoir book I can remember reading all the way through and I absolutely loved it. The author has a lovely understated style and I was impressed at how much mileage he (and Thermal) could get out of a simple, discarded raisin. Maybe I especially loved the book because Thermal reminded me of one of my recent rescue kitties who lived only 18 months but had an amazing personality. Some readers may not respond to the author's style but I'm going to keep this book on my "favorites shelves." I expect I'll be rereading it at some point in the future.

This is a delightful story...great on audio cassette.

I listened to this book on audio cassette while I cleaned my barn. It was so much fun to listen to, I cleaned more and more each day because I didn't want to turn off the tape. My barn is now immaculate, and I was sorry to come to the end of the story!

The perfect balance of comedy & tragedy...

Having read Deric Longden's first five books (the others include Diana's Story, Lost For Words, I'm a Stranger Here Myself & Enough to Make a Cat Laugh), I can confidentally say that this is when the author is at his best. He delivers enough comedy (something to be expanded upon in subsequent books), but mixed with a subtle version of his own blend of tragedy (already established in previous books). Whilst many thought that his characterization of his mother's mental decline in Lost For Words was distasteful, I would think that even the harshest of critics would fail not to find the story of a lost kitten a least a little endearing. Although it may be easy enough to dismiss this as simply a children's novel, I would say that, given enough suspension of disbelief & a little imagination, this can be a thoroughly enjoying read, and (cliche) a book that you will want to keep coming back to, time & again, even if only for some of the amusing anecdottes presented by Thermal.

The cat-lovers' best of the best

American readers who enjoy authors such as Cleveland Armory are really deprived of the British author Derick Longden's classics. "The Cat Who Came In From the Cold" was the first of his books I read, but was able to read more only because I have a friend who orders them from the UK. Longden imparts personality and (imagined) dialogues and thoughts from his cats, which will have you chuckling and nodding in agreement with his knowledge of our feline favorites. GET HIS BOOKS!

the cuttest story about a man and his kitten i have read

this story is warm and funny. it really gives you a feeling of how this man feels about his cat. its almost as though the cat were a part of him