The Cat in the Rhinestone Suit - Hardcover

Cash, John Carter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1416974830 ISBN 13: 9781416974833

Publisher: Little Simon Inspirations, 2012

Synopsis

From John Carter Cash, a rootin’, toe tappin’ tale that’s sure to be a hoot—with a great lesson to boot!

In this humorous story, the cat in the rhinestone suit is out to settle a score with his arch nemesis, a snake named Del Moore. A comedy of errors ensues, leaving the cat and his traveling companions—a bandicoot, a mouse, and a camel—hanging from a root. Just when it seems they’re stuck...who should come by to rescue them but ol’ Del Moore himself!
     This rollicking read-aloud is a fun-loving story of friendship and forgiveness, with characters as colorful and sparkly as a rhinestone suit!

About this title

About the Author:

John Carter Cash is a five-time Grammy Award–winning music producer and author of Daddy Loves His Little Girl, Momma Loves Her Little Son, and Anchored in Love: An Intimate Portrait of June Carter Cash. He is the only child of June Carter and Johnny Cash. He lives with his wife and children in Hendersonville, Tennessee. 

Scott Nash is the illustrator of Catch That Baby! and Uh-oh, Baby! He is also the award-winning illustrator of the Flat Stanley series and Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp, by Carol Diggory Shields. His design firm, Nashbox Studios, has lent its expertise to such kid-centric brands as PBS, Nickelodeon, and Disney. He lives in Maine. Visit him online at ScottNash.com.

From Booklist:

Cash, son of June Carter and Johnny Cash, taps his country-music roots in this original folktalelike story about Cat, who wears a rhinestone suit while riding his bandicoot through the desert. Twangy patterned rhymes, which beg to be read aloud (or better yet, sung), describe the longtime dispute between Cat and Del Moore the snake and how Cat came to don his sparkling attire as a result of the snake’s thievery. But when Cat, Bandicoot, and sidekicks Mouse and Camel trip over a stump and find themselves dangling from the side of a mesa, it’s Del Moore who lends a tail for the four critters to climb to safety. With the score now settled, Cat and Del Moore become fast friends. Comical mixed-media illustrations emphasize the story’s Wild West zaniness, a letterpress font highlights the rhyme scheme and the feel of yesteryear, and amusing fictional photographs on the endpapers offer more details. A rousing addition to storytimes and folktale studies. Grades K-2. --Angela Leeper

About this edition

• Publisher: Little Simon Inspirations
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1416974830
• ISBN 13: 9781416974833
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Nash Scott