{"product_id":"9781782694946-cat-who-came-in-off-the-roof","title":"The Cat Who Came in Off the Roof","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA hilarious, charming story of cats, dogs, and learning to dare.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'To discover Annie M. G\u0026gt; Schmidt is to feel like the cat who got the cream' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A charming, refreshing and funny treat' \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTibble is a reporter. He only ever writes about cats, and he's about to be fired.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMinou is a young woman who has moved into Tibble's flat. She hates dogs, likes rooftops, loves the fishmonger, and happens to have been, until very recently, a cat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith her feline friends listening out for all the local human news, is Minou the answer to all Tibble's problems - or just the beginning of them?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA hilarious, charming story of cats, dogs, and learning to dare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart of the new Pushkin Children's Classics series of thrilling, magical and inspiring stories from around the world, which young readers will return to time and again.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslated by David Colmer.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnnie M.G. Schmidt (1911-95) was regarded as the Queen of Dutch Children's Literature and her books have been an essential part of every Dutch childhood for the last fifty years. She trained as a librarian but burst onto the literary scene when the newspaper she was working for discovered her gift for children's verse. Having won numerous awards during her lifetime, including the 1989 Hans Christian Andersen Award, Schmidt is now included in the Canon of Dutch History taught to all Dutch schoolchildren.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDavid Colmer has won several international awards for his translations of Dutch and Flemish novels, poetry and children's books. He has translated much of Annie M.G. Schmidt's work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55834847707510,"sku":"9781782694946","price":7.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_41159459_05390607-9aad-4d59-b979-6f1b632dc609.jpg?v=1778128300","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781782694946-cat-who-came-in-off-the-roof","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}