Comic & Curious Cats, by Martin Leman and Angela Carter, celebrates cats with art and poetry, and all the exuberant design of the 1970s.
Illustrated by Martin Leman, written by Angela Carter. 1979, first edition. Harmony Books, an imprint of Crown Publishers.
Have a child who's learning her letters or simply loves cats? Are you the cat lover? Lover of cat poems? Cat art? Cute kittens?
"I love my cat with an A
because he is Amiable
Altogether Adorable
His name is Abednigo
He lives in Appletreewick
He Artfully eats Artichokes"
Martin Leman is a member of The Royal Society of British Artists who's famous for his cats, in all their variety.
More about Martin Leman -
http://www.martinleman.co.uk/
Angela Carter, gifted and iconoclastic, is now considered one of Britain's most important 20th C writers, which confirms the extra-special nature of her delightful poems for Comic & Curious Cats.
More about Angela Carter -
http://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/10/angela-carter-a-seminal-novelist-who-changed-writing-and-the-world/
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