Ellie and the Cat

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Ellie soon realises that a girl trapped in a cat’s body needs some help and that she must learn some manners and make some friends fast.

A cautionary tale of brats, cats and a little bit of magic from much loved and best-selling author Malorie Blackman, brought to life in a delightfully fun reading by actor Esme Sears. With the help of a brave mouse and a resourceful spider, Ellie succeeds in finding the ring, defeating the machinations of Jolly the cat and convincing her Grandma that she has learned her lesson. I was at my last school for 4 years and we had ********* book fairs every term – and every term, I was disappointed by the narrow range of books. Ellie discovers the importance of kindness and friendship and the satisfying ending resolves the family problems that lead to her challenging behaviour. Her best-loved books include the highly acclaimed Noughts and Crosses sequence and Pig Heart Boy, which also became a major BBC TV series.Bronnie is so lovely with the boys and we also felt that having a man enthusing about the books set a great example. Ellie and the Cat is a fun, middle grade story perfect for children just starting to read chapter books.

When Amira's magical cat goes missing, she must embark on a perilous quest to save him, calm a mythical stormbird, and discover the truth about her past. So with a little bit of magic and some help from Jolly the cat, Grandma’s going to make sure that Ellie changes her ways.Yesterday a parent came over to tell me how impressed she was by the book fair and that you did a fabulous job of selling the books to the children first. Tom's scrapbooks are always fascinating, full of photographs, notes and snippets of history that inspire his books, and this one is no different!

They would also only drop off a case of books and leave us to run it – it was so lovely to have you on hand to chat to the children and recommend them books, as well as the small (but appreciated! The inter-generational relationship between Ellie and her Grandma develops into something quite heart-warming too. Now it’s her grandmother’s turn and Ellie is determined to be as rude and unhappy about the situation as a person can possibly be.Ellie is the rudest, most spoilt child her grandma has ever met and it's time that she learnt a lesson!

An amusing story with a good message about being nice to other people, it had me giggling aloud several times. This experience has been fantastic primarily for the children, the school and also for me (professionally). You guys were so fab and Dawn was such a lovely presence in the schools - I will absolutely be in touch next time I'm in your neck of the woods. Your words, like your reviews, bring books to life and give them a voice before the front cover is even turned. A cautionary tale of brats, cats and a little bit of magic from much loved and best-selling author Malorie Blackman.The grandma does her best to make Ellie feel at home but Ellie's bad behaviour has her turn Ellie into a cat. As she starts to make friends with the other animals in the house, the mice and the spiders, Ellie starts to learn how to be a good friend. In 2005 she was honoured with the Eleanor Farjeon Award in recognition of her contribution to children’s books, and in 2008 she received an OBE for her services to children’s literature. It was such a pleasure to meet you both, and I really appreciated how smoothly and professionally you ran everything. Her unhappiness instead of being obvious to adults is seen as bad behaviour and is considered a "brat " rather than seeing the real problem she has.