Moonlight
The Halloween Cat
By Cynthia Rylant; Melissa Sweet (Illustrator)
(HarperCollins, Paperback, 9780064438148, 32pp.)
Publication Date: August 2009
Categories: Animals - Cats, Holidays & Celebrations - Halloween
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"Told in rhythmic prose that almost purrs when read aloud‚ this black cat′s story enchants with a perfect blend of art and text."
School Library Journal
"A soothing‚ ghoul−free‚ utterly non creepy Halloween book."
Booklist
Ages: 2 − 5
Cynthia Rylant's gift for conveying the enchantment and beauty to be found in everyday life is seen in such award-winning books as Missing May, winner of the Newbery Medal; A Fine White Dust, a Newbery Honor Book; and The Relatives Came and When I Was Young in the Mountains, both Caldecott Honor Books.
Books she's written and illustrated include the much-beloved Dog Heaven and Cat Heaven.
Cynthia Rylant grew up in West Virginia. She now lives in the Pacific Northwest.
Bouncing Time, by Patricia Hubbell, illustrated by Melissa Sweet“A slice of pure pleasure.”
-Publishers Weekly (starred review)

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