The diary of a killer cat

By Anne Fine

Book Overview

Everyone loves the wickedly dry sense of humour of The Diary of a Killer Cat by Anne Fine.

Okay, Okay. So hang me. I killed the bird. For pity's sake, I'm a cat.

Poor Ellie is horrified when Tuffy drags a dead bird into the house. Then a mouse. But Tuffy can't understand what all the fuss is about.

Who on earth will be the next victim to arrive through the cat-flap? Can soft-hearted Ellie manage to get her beloved pet to change his wild, wild ways before he ends up in even deeper trouble?

The hilarious antics of Tuffy and his family as told by the killer cat himself.

'Anne Fine knows how to make readers laugh' Guardian

Anne Fine has written numerous highly acclaimed and prize-winning books for children and adults. The Tulip Touch won the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year Award; Goggle-Eyes won the Guardian Children's Fiction Award and the Carnegie Medal; Flour Babies won the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year; and Bill's New Frock won a Smarties Prize. Anne Fine was named Children's Laureate in 2001 and was awarded an OBE in 2003.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140369317
• ISBN13: 9780140369311
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: PENGUIN
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 0.2" x 5.1"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Great book for teaching voice

Tuffy is aptly named: he terrifies other animals and even kills birds and rabbits given the chance. Here is his account of a week in the life of a predator. Cleverly written, this humorous "cat"alog of events should be especially useful to illustrate voice and point-of-view in narrative writing.

Cat and kid viewpoints collide in a hilarious story which holds more than a bit of overtones of trut

Ellie is horrified when Tuffy drags a series of dead kills into the house proudly - who will be its next victim, and can she get her pet to change his wild ways? Cat and kid viewpoints collide in a hilarious story which holds more than a bit of overtones of truth...