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Here Comes the Cat (Russian and English Edition)

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by Frank Asch; illustrated by Vladimir Vagin

In 1986, two artists—one Russian, one American—joined forces, against the odds, to tell a brand new kind of picture story.
In Here Comes the Cat!, a single mouse runs around shouting "HERE COMES THE CAT!" again and again—in both English and Russian—until everybody he knows is worried sick. Just when the tension can't get any tenser, the cat arrives… with a giant wheel of cheese! A big party breaks out and everyone—the reader included—laughs a huge laugh of relief.
Funny, whip-smart, and illustrated in mesmerizing detail, Here Comes the Cat! is a parable about fear, more relevant than ever, that follows in the great tradition of Chicken Little. This unique Soviet/U.S. collaboration, features "colorful, humorous illustrations that include delightful details" and "turns the universal 'cat vs. mouse' theme pleasantly upside down." Publishing World

Frank Asch has written in almost every category of children's literature including poetry, concept books, juvenile nonfiction, and children's novels.

Vladimir Vagin is an award-winning illustrator of more than fifty books. Originally from Russia, he moved to the U.S. in 1990.

Ages 3-8: Hardcover