Big Cat, Little Cat

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COOPER, Elisha. Big Cat, Little Cat. NY: Roaring Brook [2017]. Oblong 8vo, [32]pp. Color pictorial boards. Color pictorial endpapers; mostly b&w illustrations but some two-color il lustrations. A fine copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (no medal affixed). Signed by the author/artist, Elisha Cooper, with a small drawing of a black cat cuddling a white cat! First edition. 2018 Caldecott Honor Book! There was a cat who lived alone. Until the day a new cat came... And so a story of friendship begins, following the two cats through their days, months, and years until one day, the older cat has to go. And he doesn’t come back. This is a poignant story, told in measured text and bold black-and-white illustrations about the act of moving on. Show more