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The Cat Who Came in Off the Roof

Brief Description
Tibble is a reporter. He only ever writes about cats, and he's about to be fired. Minou is a young woman who has moved into Tibble's flat. She hates dogs, likes rooftops, loves the fishmonger, and happens to have been, until very recently, a cat. With... Read More
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A hilarious, charming story of cats, dogs, and learning to dare.

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Tibble is a reporter. He only ever writes about cats, and he's about to be fired.

Minou is a young woman who has moved into Tibble's flat. She hates dogs, likes rooftops, loves the fishmonger, and happens to have been, until very recently, a cat.

With her feline friends listening out for all the local human news, is Minou the answer to all Tibble's problemsβ€”or just the beginning of them?

The Cat Who Came in Off the Roof by Annie Schmidt is a whimsical tale where the boundaries between human and feline blur, leading to unexpected friendships and adventures.

Series: Pushkin Children’s Classics

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781782694946

Publisher: Pushkin Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 July 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Pushkin Children's Books

Illustration: 19 Illustrations

Contributors:

  • Translated by David Colmer
  • Translated by David Colmer

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 160

About the Author

Annie M.G. Schmidt (1911-95) was regarded as the Queen of Dutch Children's Literature and her books have been an essential part of every Dutch childhood for the last fifty years. She trained as a librarian but burst onto the literary scene when the newspaper she was working for discovered her gift for children's verse. Having won numerous awards during her lifetime, including the1989 Hans Christian Andersen Award, Schmidt is now included in the Canon of Dutch History taught to all Dutch schoolchildren, alongside Spinoza, Anne Frank and Vincent van Gogh.

David Colmer has won several international awards for his translations of Dutch and Flemish novels, poetry and children's books. He has translated much of Annie M.G. Schmidt's work.

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