The Witness

by Robert Westall

Book Overview

As a cold, hungry, and lost cat, the once-pampered pet of Egyptian royalty, searches desperately through Bethlehem for a place to give birth to her kittens, she stumbles upon a manger, where another... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525453318
• ISBN13: 9780525453314
• Release Date: October 1994
• Publisher: Dutton Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.6" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 7 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 2 and higher

Customer Reviews

The Christmas Story from the Cat's Point of View

The Witness is a wonderful story for older children, ages 6 - 13. The story is told from the point of view of a cat, who also gives birth on that long ago Christmas night. By a circuitous route the cat actual takes the story from Christmas, through the visit from the Magi and the flight into Egypt.(You will have to read the book to find out how we end up in Egypt.) Parents should know that the cat kills a rat for the baby Jesus in the context of the story. The pictures are lovely and show a Holy Family who really look like they were born in the Middle East.