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Name: My Cat Likes to Hide In Boxes
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780143504467
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By Eve Sutton

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Cats from different countries do strange and exotic things, but this ordinary cat likes to hide in boxes. Cats from different countries do strange and exotic things, but this ordinary cat likes to hide in boxes. My Cat Likes to Hide In Boxes, first published in... Read More

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Cats from different countries do strange and exotic things, but this ordinary cat likes to hide in boxes. First published in 1973, this book is a classic.

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Cats from different countries do strange and exotic things, but this ordinary cat likes to hide in boxes.

My Cat Likes to Hide In Boxes, first published in 1973, is a classic.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780143504467

Publisher: Penguin Group (NZ)

Format: Board book

Date Published: 27 May 2010

Country: New Zealand

Imprint: Puffin

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 145.0mm

Height: 169.0mm

Weight: 328g

Pages: 32

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