Immagine dell'autore.

Mary Calhoun (1926–2015)

Autore di Hot-Air Henry

56+ opere 2,747 membri 64 recensioni 1 preferito

Sull'Autore

Mary Calhoun was born on August 3, 1926 in Keokuk, Iowa. She received a bachelor of arts degree in journalism from the University of Iowa. She worked at the Omaha World Herald before marrying fellow journalist Frank Calhoun. Her first book, Making the Mississippi Shout, was published in 1957. She mostra altro wrote more than 50 children's books during her lifetime including the Katie John series, Julie's Tree, Henry the Sailor Cat, and Cross-Country Cat. She died on October 27, 2015 at the age of 89. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno

Comprende il nome: Mary Calhoun

Fonte dell'immagine: via Bud Werner Memorial Libary

Serie

Opere di Mary Calhoun

Hot-Air Henry (1981) 346 copie
Cross-Country Cat (1979) 318 copie
Katie John (1960) 300 copie
Honestly, Katie John (1963) 225 copie
Depend on Katie John (1961) 158 copie
A Shepherd's Gift (1721) 142 copie
The House of Thirty Cats (1965) 128 copie
Henry the Sailor Cat (1994) 109 copie
The Witch of Hissing Hill (1964) 103 copie
High-Wire Henry (1991) 68 copie
Old Man Whickutt's Donkey (1800) 63 copie
Blue-Ribbon Henry (1999) 60 copie
Euphonia and the Flood (1836) 60 copie
Katie John and Heathcliff (1895) 60 copie
Flood (1997) 46 copie
Wobble, the Witch Cat (1981) 46 copie
White Witch of Kynance (1970) 42 copie
While I Sleep (1992) 40 copie
Magic in the Alley (1970) 37 copie
The Hungry Leprechaun (1962) 34 copie
Henry the Christmas Cat (2004) 31 copie
Tonio's Cat (1996) 28 copie
High Wind for Kansas (1965) 23 copie
Audubon Cat (1981) 19 copie
Big Sixteen (1983) 16 copie
Ownself (1975) 15 copie
Julie's Tree (1988) 13 copie
Jack and the Whoopee Wind (1987) 12 copie
Three kinds of stubborn (1972) 11 copie
The Flower Mother (1972) 10 copie
The Runaway Brownie (1967) 10 copie
The horse comes first (1974) 9 copie
Adventure with Child (1987) 5 copie
The Sweet Patootie Doll (1970) 3 copie
The Thieving Dwarfs (1967) 3 copie
Mrs. Dog's Own House (1972) 2 copie
Houn' dog 2 copie
River-Minded Boy (1958) 1 copia
The Difference (1993) 1 copia

Opere correlate

Cricket Magazine, Vol. 8, No. 9, May 1981 (1981) — Collaboratore — 3 copie
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 7, March 1976 (1976) — Collaboratore — 3 copie

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Informazioni generali

Data di nascita
1926-08-03
Data di morte
2015-10-27
Sesso
female
Nazionalità
USA
Luogo di residenza
Clark, Colorado, USA

Utenti

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YA/Young Girl-Growing Up Katie(y) Scholastic Book? in Name that Book (Settembre 2011)
Middle grade book--kids with a magic box in Name that Book (Agosto 2011)

Recensioni

Falinda the good witch is always accompanied her cat, Shadow. One morning Shadow does not return from his nightly adventures. Falinda searches everywhere with no success. The children bring her kittens, but Falinda has no interest in replacing her dear pet. That is, until a little kitten keeps appearing at her doorstep seeking attention and bringing gifts.
 
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MrsBond | 1 altra recensione | Jun 27, 2023 |
I first borrowed this book from the school library when I was a kid in the 1970s, and I fell in love with it. Years later, I looked it up online and found this original edition.
 
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swigget | 2 altre recensioni | Jan 21, 2023 |
This book's premise is totally preposterous -- a cat on cross-country skis -- but it embraces it with verve and the result is a good story. Forms a nice diptych with North Country Night because you see a lot of the same wildlife, but it's hard to get the target age audience to sit through both in one session.
 
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KSchellVT | 5 altre recensioni | Mar 10, 2022 |
House of Thirty Cats was one of the first Chapter books I read in elementary school. I recently bought a used copy online because I wanted to read the book again. It was one of my favorite books as a child, probably because I love cats.

I first read this book in 3rd grade, just after adopting my first pet cat. The kitty was wandering around the grade school, homeless and getting thinner every day. I heard a teacher say that they were calling animal control to come pick her up. I couldn't let that happen. So I told a fib. I went inside and told my teacher that my kitty had followed me to school, asking if I could walk home (I only lived a couple blocks from the school) and take her back home before she got lost. My teacher gave me permission and I took this homeless kitty home with me. I rang the doorbell to my own house, because I knew better than to bring the cat in without asking permission first. I had practiced a good sob story during my walk from school. I had to talk my mother into letting me keep the cat. My mom opened the door and said no before I even got a word out. Then I begged.....I pulled the sad face and the "But mom, they are going to call animal control and she will be put to sleep if we don't give her a home.'' That worked. The kitty got to stay!!

I named her Tiger, which made no sense at all because she was a mostly white calico. I remember ordering this book from a school book order form soon after I got Tiger. I had a kitty of my own....and wanted to read a book about cats!

Mary Calhoun wrote many children's books, including the Henry Cat books and the Katie John series. The book was illustrated by Mary Chalmers. The pictures are simple black and white sketches, but I loved the drawings when I read the book as a child.

The plot is pretty basic. Sarah wants a kitten. She knows where she can get one, but she's afraid to ask. Miss Tabitha Henshaw has a lot of cats at her house. Sarah has even nicknamed the small old lady's home as The House of Thirty Cats. Miss Henshaw is a bit eccentric, so Sarah is afraid to ask if she might have a kitten. She finally works up the courage, and ends up making friends with Miss Henshaw and her cats. But then, a neighbor starts complaining that there are just too many cats. Miss Henshaw only has two weeks to get rid of most of her cats, or animal control will come in and remove them. Sarah agrees to help. Can she find homes for enough of the cats before time runs out?

I have loved cats since I was a little girl, so this story really tugged at my heartstrings back in the 70s when I read it the first time. As an adult, I still love the story, but found myself looking at the situation with grown-up concern. I foster for the local humane society. Mostly I foster orphan kittens who require bottle feeding. They take a lot of work and make a big mess. The most I've ever had was 7 fosters plus my 4 pets ...and the fosters only stayed til they were adopted. I can't imagine having 30 cats!! I sympathize with Miss Tabitha and with Sarah as a catlover.....but, as an adult, I also understand the neighbor's point. 30 cats is too many! Luckily Miss Tabitha had Sarah to help her find homes for most of her cats!

The cover shown above is the artwork I remember from my first copy of this book. The book has been reprinted several times since it was first published in 1965. The last time it was re-released was in 2002, so copies shouldn't be too hard to find.

My rating: 7/10
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JuliW | 2 altre recensioni | Nov 22, 2020 |

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Statistiche

Opere
56
Opere correlate
2
Utenti
2,747
Popolarità
#9,339
Voto
3.8
Recensioni
64
ISBN
154
Lingue
3
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