Marshmallow
An Easter and Springtime Book for Kids
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · January 8, 2008
A beautiful classic picture book story about an unusual friendship between a bunny and a cat.
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- Who it’s for
- A cat and a baby rabbit make room for friendship in an elegantly illustrated picture-book classic.
- Themes
- Animal friendship, Cats and rabbits
- Genres
- Cat Stories, Rabbit Stories, The Classics
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A beautiful classic picture book story about an unusual friendship between a bunny and a cat. Oliver is a tabby cat who is always the center of attention. Marshmallow is a baby rabbit who moves into Oliver's home. At first Oliver does not welcome Marshmallow, but the little bunny's charms are impossible to resist. This is the true story of how Oliver and Marshmallow become friends.
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Clare Turlay Newberry's lifelong passions for cats and for drawing come together in this elegantly illustrated book, winner of the 1943 Caldecott Honor.
An Unexpected Friendship
A cat and a baby rabbit make room for friendship in an elegantly illustrated picture-book classic.
Come here for
- A warm story about a cat learning to welcome a new companion
- Clare Turlay Newberry’s graceful drawings of cats and rabbits
Expect
- A true friendship story, told with gentle charm
- An illustrated classic honored with the 1943 Caldecott Honor
Where it sits
| Rabbit Stories | 97% |
|---|---|
| Cat Stories | 68% |
| The Classics | 37% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Cat Stories
- Pet Stories
- Rabbit Stories
- Baby Animals
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- The Classics
- Easter & Lent
- Christian Animal Stories
- Christian Family Stories
- Authors
- Clare Turlay Newberry
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- January 8, 2008
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Animal friendship · Cats and rabbits
- Reading lane
- Cat Stories