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The cat at night

"Join the farmer's cat on his fascinating nighttime journey through fields, farms, forests, and even the city to see what only he can see after the sunsets. Legendary artist Dahlov Ipcar mesmerizingly alternates between dark night scenes and vivid color to deliver a beautifully illustrated...

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Main Author: Ipcar, Dahlov, 1917-2017 (Author)
Other Authors: Little, Carl.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Thomaston: ME: Tilbury House Publishers, 2023.
Edition: Tilbury House edition.
Subjects:
Cats > Juvenile fiction.
Nocturnal animals > Juvenile fiction.
Farm life > Juvenile fiction.
Picture books.
Summary: "Join the farmer's cat on his fascinating nighttime journey through fields, farms, forests, and even the city to see what only he can see after the sunsets. Legendary artist Dahlov Ipcar mesmerizingly alternates between dark night scenes and vivid color to deliver a beautifully illustrated children's classic. Each scene is shown first as a human would see it at night in blacks and whites, and then as a cat sees it in with vivid color and fine detail." -Amazon.com.
Item Description: The Cat at Night was first published in 1969 by Doubleday & Company. Islandport Press published a revised edition in 2008 in cooperation with Dahlov Ipcar. This Tilbury House edition was published in 2023 in cooperation with Dahlov Ipcar's estate.
Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged): color illustrations; 28 cm
ISBN: 9781958394229
195839422X
Author Notes: Dahlov Ipcar was born in Windsor, Vermont on November 12, 1917. Her parents were well-known modernist artists William and Marguerite Zorach. She became a painter and children's book illustrator. She had her first solo show at the Museum of Modern Art in New York at the age of 21 and made murals for the Works Progress Administration. She illustrated dozens of children's books including The Little Fisherman written by Margaret Wise Brown. She wrote and illustrated more than 30 children's books of her own including The Cat at Night and My Wonderful Christmas Tree. She died on February 10, 2017 at the age of 99.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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