Tabby in the Tub

by Lucy Daniels and Ben M. Baglio

Book Overview

A wild tabby cat has turned up in Welford and Mandy is worried. The poor cat is about to have kittens, and she has no one to look after her. Will Mandy be able to help the kittens--and their mother? This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0439343909
• ISBN13: 9780439343909
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
• Length: 139 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.3" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 7 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 4

Customer Reviews

Exciting! by M.S. From Annapolis

If you like animals you will love this book! The title of this book is Tabby in the Tub by Ben M. Baglio. The main characters are Mandy Hope, James hunter and Mandy's parents. One of the main problems was that a cat has birth problems. My favorite character is Mandy Hope because she is very helpful and nice. Mandy Hope reminds me of my mom because she is also very helpful and nice. This is my text-to-self connection. I have not had any experiences that any of the characters have had. I liked this book because it was very exciting and I never wanted to stop reading it. My favorite part of this book was when they found the owner of the abandoned cat and gave homes to the newborn kittens. The part I would change in this book was when a pregnant cat got hit by a car and had to be hospitalized. The type of person who would like this book would be someone who likes animals in grades three and up.

SUCH A GOOD BOOK!

I cried a little while reading this book. The end is so touching, and the book makes you want to have a kitten.

Tabby In the Tub

A great book for the child who loves cats. author of "Hobo Finds A Home"

'Tabby in the Tub' will leave you purring

Spring has sprung in the tiny town of Welford, and with it comes the arrival of blooming flowers, school vacations, and kittens! Twelve-year-old Mandy Hope, and her best friend, James Hunter, are counting down the days until school vacation is upon them. But, even more than that, they're eagerly anticipating the arrival of Welford's mailman, Bill Ward's, kittens. Bill Ward is the owner of a pretty white Persian named Delilah, whose kittens are scheduled to arrive any day now. While Mandy, the daughter of veterinarian parents, has seen many baby animals born over the years, she still can't help being excited for Delilah. However, when Mandy and James spot a stray tabby lurking around the bushes by Bill's house on their way to school one day, Mandy finds herself preoccupied with thoughts of helping the cat. What's even worse, is that the stray - whom Mandy has named Blossom - is skin and bones, aside from one very important fact...she's pregnant! Mandy and her father, Dr. Adam, do what they can to capture Blossom, and give her the care that she needs. But Blossom isn't having any of it. In fact, she's simply terrified, and wants nothing more than to be left alone. Luckily, Bill has given the little tabby free run of his shed, and is allowing her to make a nesting box in an empty tub that he has been keeping handy for a flower garden. As the group feeds Blossom, and works to provide her with the nutrients she needs for herself, and her unborn kittens, she begins to grow more and more accustomed to their presence, and isn't as frightened anymore. But with two cats due at approximately the same time, Mandy and James find themselves with their hands full. But both Blossom and Delilah seem to have things under control. Both cats are wonderful mothers, who know exactly how to handle their offspring; and require little to no help from Mandy, James, or the Ward's. But when Delilah slips out of the Ward's house one afternoon, and finds herself injured by a reckless driver, things turn bad. Suddenly, Delilah's kittens are at risk of losing their lives unless someone steps in to nurse them for the next four weeks, when they will be old enough to be weaned. The kittens will need multiple feedings throughout the day and night, and there's no one available to take on such a task. That is, until Mandy and James announce that, with vacation right around the corner, they'll be able to take on the responsibility until they can find someone else to assist the Ward's with the kittens. But bottle feeding four very curious and active kitties proves to be more difficult than either could have ever imagined. The kittens rarely want to eat from the bottles, and both Mandy and James keep finding themselves covered in milk. But even worse is the fact that the kittens keep disappearing from the Ward's home, and reappearing in the shed, amongst Blossom's own litter of kittens. Mandy and James can't seem to figure out how the tiny kittens are making it all the way to the shed,

cute book for the cat lover

This is the first Animal Ark book I read, and its so cute! My sister received it as a Christmas gift, and I read it too. It's about a tabby cat that the main character Mandy finds. The cat is pregnant. She isn't the only pregnant cat in the neighborhood though. This book shows real perserverance and is a perfect read for anybody who loves animals.