Caramba

By Marie-Louise Gay

Book Overview

Caramba is a fat, furry, striped cat with a big problem. "Every single cat in the world can fly," he sighs, "except me " Caramba would love to swoop and glide between the clouds, to feel the wind whistling through his fur. He tries to soar into the sky over and over again but always lands flat on his face, until finally he sadly accepts that he is earthbound. "Don't be such a scaredy-cat," cry his cousins. "All cats are meant to fly " They grab his paws and whisk him up into the sky for an impromptu flying lesson that ends with a big splash... and a surprising discovery in this beautifully illustrated story with a special message of self-acceptance.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0888996675
• ISBN13: 9780888996671
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Groundwood Books
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 2 to 5 years

Customer Reviews

first book my daughter loved...

this was the first book (with a plot and real live edible pages) my daughter sat through at 15 months. She loved the pictures. She still chooses it as a bedtime story today. Lovely story about friendship and the challenges of being different.

Enchanting!

This story is about diversity and meeting a challenge in a different way. And it's cleverly done with a cat who is supposed to swim. He can't, but he does try anyway. His best friend is a pig who can't fly either. But she encourages him to find his niche. The cat does discover that he can swim and other cats cannot. It teaches a valuable lesson about believing in yourself and searching for what really makes you happy. The book is beautifully illustrated. Makes a great gift for a child.