To Be A Cat
No. of pages 320
Published: 2013
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This book is the winner of numerous awards
This book has been graded for interest at 9-11 years.
There are 320 pages in this book. This book was published in 2013 by Penguin Random House Children's UK .
As well as being a number one bestselling writer for adults, Matt Haig has won the Blue Peter Book Award, the Smarties Book Prize and been shortlisted three times for the Carnegie Medal for his stories for children and young adults. The idea for the Christmas series came when his son asked what Father Christmas was like as a boy.
Stories: Matt Haig
Animals in literature
Cats in literature
Parents in literature
Nature in literature
Bullying in literature
Carnegie Award
This book has been nominated for the following award:
Carnegie Medal
This book was recognised by the Carnegie Award. The CILIP Carnegie Medal is awarded by children’s librarians for an outstanding book written in English for children and young people.
"A clawed masterpiece . . . A book about being comfortable in your own skin rather than someone else's fur" -- Philip Ardagh * Guardian *
"Darkly comic and richly rewarding . . . Shines with originality" * Telegraph *
"I loved To Be A Cat . . . Very funny and surprising" -- John Boyne
"Here is the black comedy that made Matt Haig's Shadow Forest so irresistible" * The Times *
"A terrific yarn" * Independent on Sunday *
