The Diary of a Killer Cat

By Anne Fine

Book Overview

The hilarious confessions of a ferocious feline Poor Ellie is horrified when her cat, Tuffy, drags a dead bird into the house. Then a mouse. Before long, another apparent victim arrives though the cat-door. Can softhearted Ellie get her beloved pet to change his wild, wild ways before he ends up in even deeper trouble? Especially when Tuffy can't understand what all the fuss is about? Chock-a-block with lighthearted illustrations, readers experience a deliciously sharp and funny view of the world through a cat's eyes.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374317798
• ISBN13: 9780374317799
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
• Length: 58 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 7.9"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5

Customer Reviews

Great book for teaching voice

Tuffy is aptly named: he terrifies other animals and even kills birds and rabbits given the chance. Here is his account of a week in the life of a predator. Cleverly written, this humorous "cat"alog of events should be especially useful to illustrate voice and point-of-view in narrative writing.

Cat and kid viewpoints collide in a hilarious story which holds more than a bit of overtones of trut

Ellie is horrified when Tuffy drags a series of dead kills into the house proudly - who will be its next victim, and can she get her pet to change his wild ways? Cat and kid viewpoints collide in a hilarious story which holds more than a bit of overtones of truth...