After begging Magician Stephanus long enough, Lionel the cat finally gets his wish--he is changed into a tawny-haired, green-eyed young man. He sets off to town to see what it's like to be human and experiences all the adventure, danger and emotion that goes into a human's life. But how can he ever go back to being a cat? An ALA Notable Book.
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After begging Magician Stephanus long enough, Lionel the cat finally gets his wish--he is changed into a tawny-haired, green-eyed young man. He sets off to town to see what it's like to be human and experiences all the adventure, danger and emotion that goes into a human's life. But how can he ever go back to being a cat? An ALA Notable Book.
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Add this copy of The Cat Who Wished to Be a Man to cart. $7.98, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1977 by Dutton Books.
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Good. Ex Libris. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. The cover is rubbed with light edgewear. The pages are clean and lightly tanning, no markings. Bookplate on front reverse.
Another tidy tale by Lloyd Alexander that is slightly a little more juvenile-leaning than his other "kid's books." Great humor and occasional cuteness and chock-full of pleasant adventure. A repeating criticism of Alexander's books from me: the ending is, again, a bit too clipped for my taste and it quite bothers me. It's sort of like he was writing along pleasantly and then realized his deadline was up in two hours and he had to drop it in the mailshoot so he just dashed off the ending very quickly. Or maybe, he doesn't want to leave his great little tales, either, and without sentiment, just shuts them down quickly and closes it out and STEPS- AWAY- FROM THE TYPEWRITER. ****
