A procession of animals are going on a pilgrimage to the tomb of St Francis of Assisi. The journey is long as the animals meet in Paris and then walk down through Europe to Assisi. So one night, Chaucer the Cat suggests that each animal takes a turn to tell a story to entertain its co-travellers.

 

There are 77 pages in this book. This book was published 2001 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC .

Giles Greenfield was shortlisted for the Children's Book Award for his Owen and The Mountain . He has illustrated numerous other books, including Sasha and the Wolfchild , Chaucer the Cat and the Animal Pilgrims , and Greek Myths . Greenfield has also worked in advertising as a storyboard artist. He lives in Devon, England with his wife and daughter. Patricia Borlenghi divides her time between homes in northern Italy and the Essex countryside. She has worked in children's books all her career, both as a publisher and an author. Eleanor Taylor lives in Wareham, Dorset, with her husband and three young children. She is the creator of Beep, Beep, Let's Go, as well as the artist of No Trouble At All, written by Sally Grindley, and of Run, Rabbit, Run, for which she won the English 4-11 Award for the Best Children's Illustrated Book of 2001. Eleanor takes part in the Purbeck Arts Week each year, when she opens her house and sells her art.