Lovely Old Roly

Michael Rosen, Priscilla Lamont

From Shelf: My Books 2002

When Roly the family cat dies of old age, everyone misses him. They can't bear to think of having another pet. Then a stray cat appears and gradually finds a place in the household.

Old Roly, the cat, is tired - he sleeps all day. Mum and Dad and the kids all know he can't live much longer, but what happens when he dies? Award-winning children's writer and poet Michael Rosen deals sensitively with the loss of a much-loved family pet. Roly dies and is buried, and the children miss him; then a new stray cat appears in search of a home, and gradually finds her place in the household. The new cat, named Sausage, is around nearly all the time - but Roly is still there in their hearts, and the children know he will always be with them. A truly touching, and often humorous story from one of Britain's leading children's writers.

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