Books with title The Cat Hood

One wintry day a lonely stray cat wandered into the Royal Hotel. He chased mice so well that he was given the job of Hotel Cat. Tired of always spending time in the cellar Tom ventured upstairs and met the gentle Mrs. Wilkins, a longtime hotel resident who had the ability to communicate with cats. She encouraged Tom to keep an open mind about the hotel guests.One night, during the winter of New York City's Big Freeze, Tom detected three cats in one of the rooms. It turned out that due to a boiler breakdown in his house, Captain Tinker had brought Jenny Linsky and her brothers Edward and Checkers to stay at the hotel until the boiler was fixed. Other homes experienced boiler breakdowns too and soon other members of the Cat Club could be found staying in rooms at the Royal Hotel. Before long, plans were underway for the Cat Club Stardust Ball, with the help of Tom, who had proved himself helpful and considerate after all. Soon he became a "friend for ever" of Jenny and her pals.

Parents/AdultsNeed something to occupy the kids for an upcoming roadtrip, or perhaps just a potential rainy day?This series of short stories are all written in code, along with a code key of course. It will occupy your child (and possibly you too) for ages decoding it.At the end of the book, you'll have a story in English to use as a bedtime story.Get this book now. You need it.Okay, adults stop reading here.I live in England. Land of Kings, Queens, Princes and Princesses. Wherever you are in England, you’re never too far from a castle. That pleases me greatly. I am, after all, a Professor of Antiquities at Ellbookley Castle.When I’m not at Ellbookley Castle, I really rather enjoy exploring old, dusty bookshops. It was at one such bookshop during a recent trip that I discovered a most odd book. I had written down the title of the book but my Neice, bless her, had written something else on the page and taken it with her when she left.As I started to take the book from the shelf, the whole bookcase turned and opened like a big door, revealing a secret passage.I followed the stone steps down a spiral staircase. Us English aren’t afraid of ghosts and mummies. Okay, I was a little bit scared.At the bottom of the staircase was an old trunk. If you can imagine a pirate chest, it looked just like that.I opened the lid, expecting to find a skeleton that would look rather nice at Ellbookley Castle. Instead, what I found were some old, hand written papers. All in code.Since I’m jolly clever, I’ve managed to crack the code. There are so many pages to decode though. Can you help?

Meet Noah, a bored boy on summer break who's grounded because he got curious and dug up his mom's garden. Meet Kitty, a mysterious cat who sits in the yard across the street all day and all night . . . and gets very, very excited when she spots Noah watching her through his bedroom window. When Noah finally gains the courage to go and pet her, he learns many strange and magical things. For starters, the cat can talk. And, last but not least, the cat, Kitty, is a ghost, and she needs Noah to travel to the Afterlife to set her soul free. Will Noah make it out of the Afterlife alive? Will he retrieve Kitty's soul? Who knows, because this will be one dangerous, spooky adventure. Read . . . if you dare! About the author: Dean Shearer is a real spooky guy. When he's not writing he's usually doing spooky things, like, say, walking graveyards in the dead of night, or studying monster brains that sit in jars in his living room--actually, all over his house, for that matter. He stays up really late--because he's spooky. He is the author of many books and stories, including the short story RAIN AND THUNDER AND LIGHTNING, which is hilarious, and perfect for both children and adults. Contact him on Twitter @DeanShearer_Au. Learn more about him at www.deanshearer.com

"I raced out the door and dashed through the streets. There was always something about running that I loved. As I took each step, one faster than the other, I could feel my worries fall off one by one, until the point I would be fully free. As I turned the corner, I came to a complete stop. A clear pair of pale green eyes.Then, it happened again. The scenery around me slowly turned to grey, the rustling of the trees come to a stop, and once again, I’m pulled back to that time. Replaying in my mind once more, I let myself succumb to the silence." - The CatMay is a young writer who is struggling to meet her next deadline. Frustrated, May takes a short break from writing and goes out into her neighborhood. Encountering a trigger to her memories, May recollects her memories of young love.

(...)"ACKNOWLEDGMENTSMY sincere thanks are due to all the authors who have courteously permitted me to include their work in this volume, which otherwise would have been hopelessly inadequate. Also to Mr. Marriott Watson, who has allowed me to reprint Mrs. Marriott Watson's two admirable poems, and to Mrs. Charles Dudley Warner, who has given me the extract from Mr. Warner's " Calvin." Also to Harper and Brothers, publishers of Mr. Swinburne's poems and of Mr. Janvier's stories; to The Macmillan Company, publishers of Mr. Matthew Arnold's letters and poems; to D. Appleton and Company, publishers of Mr. Huxley's life and letters ; to the Houghton Mifflin Company, publishers (...)"