Moe Mctooth: An Alley Cat's Tale

By Eileen Spinelli

Moe McTooth is an outdoor cat. By day he prowls Dumpsters and doorways. By night he dances down alleys in the moonlight. But when winter comes, he turns into a cold and hungry cat, huddling in abandoned sofas to stay warm. Then one day a young woman rescues Moe and takes him back to her cozy apartment. He becomes an indoor cat. And life is good--until springtime beckons, and Moe remembers where he came from. Best-selling author Eileen Spinelli has written a classic picture-book story that will warm the hearts of readers everywhere. Linda Bronson's exquisite paintings capture the special relationship between two unlikely friends.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0618117601
• ISBN13: 9780618117604
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 4 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

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Great book for any cat lover author of "Hobo Finds A Home"

great cat story

Moe is an alley cat. He loves the life that he leads being free. As the weather turns cooler a nice lady finds him on the street and adopts him as her pet. Moe starts to enjoy the attention and love that he gets. After a while though, he longs for his old life. One night Moe escapes the house and is back to his old ways. After a few days he longs to be back with his owner so he returns. The lady and Moe work out an agreement in the end. By day Moe is a pet cat and but night he's an alley cat. The best of both worlds!

Best of both worlds

Moe is caught between two worlds. He revels in the freedom of the outdoor city cat who lives among the wharves, with its activity and opportunities for tasty treats, like the sardines that sometimes spill "like silver into his mouth" from dockside trucks. On the other hand, after a young woman takes him in, seeing him cold and hungry on a snowy winter day, he enjoys the warmth, coziness and company of an indoor cat.At times one or the other life pulls at Moe, who eventually finds he can have the best of both-lapping cream from a saucer during the day and listening to café music by moonlight. And lo and behold, the young woman discovers she, too, enjoys the stillness of a starry city night.The illustrator uses bounteous swirls and curves, in bold oil colors, to conjure up the magical world of an alley cat who knows how to enjoy life wherever he finds it, possessing a "no sharp edges, life is good" outlook.