![]() The story of The Mousehole Cat comes from Cornish folklore, and Bayley did a lot of local research and drawing in Cornwall. She was born in Singapore, and has a degree in illustration from the Royal College of Art. Nicola Bayley (1949 – present) is an illustrator best known for her loving drawings of cats. She comes from a theatrical family, and from a young age she invented her own stories and plays. So Mowzer and Tom decide to set out to sea and bravely face the Great Storm-Cat together…Ī beautifully illustrated book, which mingles history and legend to tell a stirring story of heroism and storms at sea and a very special cat.Īntonia Barber (1932 – present) is an English author. With Christmas around the corner, there is no food to be found in the village. One day, a huge storm begins to batter the harbour walls, and no-one can leave to fish anymore. Mowzer the cat lives with his owner, Tom the fisherman, in a beautiful seaside village in Cornwall called Mousehole. ![]()
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