The Cat's Pajamas (Hardcover) by Wallace Edwards

from shelf-employed

A beautifully illustrated literal interpretation of phrases which cannot be interpreted literally, "The Oasis Express was running late, so Camilla had to cool her heels," (imagine a richly bedecked camel, haughtily waiting aside desert train tracks, each foot planted firmly inside an ice cream co...

from Meerkat4

It contained great artwork. The writing was sufficient but bland in its presentation. It did not have a developing plot Some of the pages contained passive educational tools, most likely unknown to the younger reader. Had a bit of a surprise at the end; every page contained a hidden picture of a ...

from SarahCCL

Just beautiful. Richly detailed illustrations, lovely paper, nice endpapers - the whole package. A nice glossary at the back giving the meanings to the idioms (good for children, and some grown ups!). The copy held by CCL is published by HardieGrantEgmont, and has the English title (pyjamas).

from Booklady123

I read about The Cat's Pajamas on another blog and thought it would be a good book to share with Chinook 5th Graders. The students loved the pictures, and surprisingly knew several of the idioms. The next time I have an opportunity to share this book with 5th graders I hope to have enough time to...

from SarahCCL

Just beautiful. Richly detailed illustrations, lovely paper, nice endpapers - the whole package. A nice glossary at the back giving the meanings to the idioms (good for children, and some grown ups!). The copy held by CCL is published by HardieGrantEgmont, and has the English title (pyjamas).