Comet's Nine Lives

by Jan Brett

Book Overview

Like all cats, Comet knew he had been born with nine lives. But he'd never thought much about it until the day he lost life number one in a flower garden on Nantucket. He'd spent lazy days wandering all over the island, not calling any one place home. Now he knows it is time to settle down. But Comet's lives begin to disappear all too quickly, as he gets into one humorous predicament after another. Then comes the day of the big hurricane.... Beautiful island scenes--sandy beaches, hillside flower gardens, seaside trails, villages, and the sea itself are set within exquisite shell borders. Once again Jan Brett brings her originality and charm to a familiar setting as she inhabits her Nantucket with colorful canine residents, among them a shaggy sheepdog captain who travels through the story and into the borders looking for a friend to live with him and his lighthouse cat.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399229310
• ISBN13: 9780399229312
• Release Date: August 1996
• Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.3" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Beautiful Illustrations and an Entertaining Storyline

As always, the drawings by Jan Brett are amazing. The detail shows just how deeply she researches all of her subjects before starting a project. This story follows Comet, and adventure-seeking cat on Nantucket who manages to find trouble wherever he goes and quickly uses up his "nine lives" before he finds a wonderful home at the lighthouse. For those who have trouble with the idea of Comet "dying" over and over again, try explaining to your children what the phrase "nine lives" means. Obviously no cat has nine lives, but anyone who has cats, as we do, knows that cats have lots of near misses. When we read this book we do not look at them as deaths, but mearly close calls. A great story to follow along with the fantastic illustrations.

Gorgeous Art

As usual, Jan Brett's art is much better than the story.But gosh, the drawings of shells and different scenes---you know the main scene thing she does, then the side scene about other things that are going on simultaneously, is awesome.The characters are all dogs and cats, which children love. The kids will love the art and so will you. Comet loses his eight of his lives quickly, but Hurricane Elmadore washes him at the feet of the lighthouse cat. He chooses to spend his ninth with her. Thats the cutest part of the story.

Comet's Nine Lives

This book goes through the first eight lives of Comet, a cat who lives on Nantucket Island. Comet wakes up after losing his eighth life where a storm has washed him into the doorway of a lighthouse. A friendly cat is looking at him and purring. On Comet's last life, he finds a friend and knows where he wants to spend the rest of his ninth life.Teacher Notes: Jan Brett's borders in this book are all ocean-related. The illustrations are wonderful. Before reading this book you would need to explain about the saying that cats have nine lives.

Awesome, beautiful, children, and cat lover's story book.

I love this book! Our cat is also named "Comet", but I would have loved it anyway. Comet lives on Nantucket Island and loses one life after another in this scary world ruled by dogs. Finally, when on her last life, she discovers a lighthouse where a lonely cat is waiting for a friend, and knows she is home. The illustrations are just incredibly beautiful. If you love the sea, lighthouses, and cats, you will love this book!