Tosca's Christmas

by Matthew Sturgis

Book Overview

Tosca the cat fears she is going to be left out of the celebration this Christmas, until she in on hand to witness Santa's visit. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803707223
• ISBN13: 9780803707221
• Release Date: September 1989
• Publisher: Dial Books
• Length: 26 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.8" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Tosca's Christmas

When my daughter was very young, I borrowed Tosca's Christmas from the local library. It became one of her favorite stories. For several years, we observed a tradition of checking the book out of the library prior to Christmas each year. Last fall, after she left for her freshman year at college, I ordered a hardback copy of the book from the internet and surprised her for Christmas. It was a joyous reunion!

Beautifully drawn

Tosca's Christmas is full of Anne Mortimer's beautiful, lifelike illustrations of a very real-looking and acting pleasingly-plump tabby. It paints a somewhat realistic picture of Christmas from a cat's perspective -- all that unwelcome commotion, and not being allowed to actively participate when there is something fun to do (like wrapping oneself in giftwrap). The artwork alone makes buying the book worthwhile. Anne Mortimer's cats are always more realistic than any other illustrator's -- the cat's markings aren't symmetrical, and you know she knows this cat as well as you know your own.