Mister Got to Go
The Cat that Wouldn't Leave
- Publisher
- Red Deer Press
- Initial publish date
- Sep 2002
- Category
- General, Cats
- Recommended Age
- 4 to 7
- Recommended Grade
- p to 2
- Recommended Reading age
- 4 to 8
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780889951570
- Publish Date
- Sep 2002
- List Price
- $12.95
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Description
On a dark and soggy night, a bedraggled cat finds its way into the ivy-covered Sylvia Hotel in Vancouver's fashionable West End. Before long, Mister Got To Go has become not only a fixture at the hotel but a valuable employee.
About the authors
Lois Simmie is a true veteran of the Canadian writing scene, a storyteller of the highest order who is known and acclaimed for both her children's literature and her adult work. She's the author of the Canadian classic novel They Shouldn't Make You Promise That reissued by Coteau in the fall of 2002. Her short-fiction collections include Betty Lee Bonner Lives Here and Pictures, and she wrote the non-fiction book The Secret Lives of John Wilson. Her books for children include What Holds Up the Moon? and Mr. Got-to-Go and Arnie. She lives in Saskatoon.
Cynthia Nugent
is a nationally recognized and award-winning children's book author and illustrator. Her first book, Mister Got to Go, is now considered a Canadian classic. All of her books have been on the Canadian Children's Book Centre's Our Choice lists. She also makes book trailers and apps and has animated several Tradewind titles. Cynthia lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, with her Yorkshire terrier Emma.
More information is available at www.cynthianugent.com.
Editorial Reviews
"Will win listeners and readers as surely as he convinced Mr. Foster to let him stay." -School Library Journal
