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Mrs. Katz and Tush

By Patricia Polacco

By Patricia Polacco

By Patricia Polacco

By Patricia Polacco

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Paperback $7.99

Mar 01, 1994 | ISBN 9780440409366 | 3-7 years

Ebook $5.99

Jun 25, 2014 | ISBN 9780307983343 | 4-8 years

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    Mar 01, 1994 | ISBN 9780440409366

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    About Mrs. Katz and Tush

    Friends from different backgrounds come together in a heartwarming picture book that is perfect for Passover, from beloved children’s book author Patricia Polacco.

    Larnel doesn’t know his neighbor, Mrs. Katz, very well, until he asks her to adopt an abandoned kitten. Mrs. Katz agrees on one condition: that Larnel helps her take care of the kitten she names Tush. When Larnel starts spending more and more time with Mrs. Katz to help with Tush, Mrs. Katz tells him stories about coming to America from Poland and about the good times she spent with her late husband. As Larnel grows to love Mrs. Katz, he also learns about the common themes of hardship and triumph in each of their cultures.

    About Mrs. Katz and Tush

    In this special Passover story, Larnel Moore, a  young African-American boy, and Mrs. Katz, an  elderly Jewish woman, develop an unusual friendship  through their mutual concern for an abandoned cat  named Tush. Together they explore the common themes  of suffering and triumph in each of their cultures.

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    Also by Patricia Polacco

    In Our Mothers' House
    The Junkyard Wonders
    Holes in the Sky
    Ginger and Petunia
    Mr. Lincoln's Way
    See all books by Patricia Polacco

    About Patricia Polacco

    Patricia Polacco is the beloved New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of more than sixty picture books, including Chicken Sunday, Pink and Say, and Thank You, Mr. Falker. She lives in Union City, Michigan, where she enjoys speaking to the myriad of children who… More about Patricia Polacco

    About Patricia Polacco

    Patricia Polacco is the beloved New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of more than sixty picture books, including Chicken Sunday, Pink and Say, and Thank You, Mr. Falker. She lives in Union City, Michigan, where she enjoys speaking to the myriad of children who… More about Patricia Polacco

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Picture Books

    Paperback | $7.99
    Published by Dragonfly Books
    Mar 01, 1994 | 32 Pages | 8-1/2 x 10-7/8 | 3-7 years | ISBN 9780440409366

    Category: Children’s Books

    Ebook | $5.99
    Published by Doubleday Books for Young Readers
    Jun 25, 2014 | 32 Pages | 4-8 years | ISBN 9780307983343

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    Praise

    "Polacco’s bright double-spread watercolor paintings are exuberant…an elemental picture of human family."
    —Booklist.

    An American Bookseller Pick of the Lists.

    Awards

    American Bookseller Pick of the Lists SUBMITTED

    IRA Children’s Choices SUBMITTED

    Jane Addams Children’s Book Award Honor Book SUBMITTED 1993

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