Gobbolino the Witch's Cat

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I agree with a friend of mine who said the ending can also be read as a tale of trade-offs and concession. I prefer to believe that she simply failed to think through the unpleasant implications of Gobblino's contentment at fitting in with a family whose head wanted to destroy him merely for being what he was born to be, through no fault of his own. What made most of this story fun to read was the somewhere-inbetween-ness of Gobbolino, the kind-hearted witch's cat with blue eyes and one white paw. While his sister Sootica learns how to ride a broomstick and turn mice into toads, Gobbolino sets out to find a family to care for him and a home of his own.

After her husband's death in 1974, Ursula Moray Williams remained active, writing, gardening, giving talks and visiting her family in various parts of the world. First published in the 1940s, the story of Gobbolino the witch's cat with one white paw and bright blue eyes, has been delighting generations of young readers. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. The illustrations by Paul Howard are soft pencil sketches, giving the tale an old-fashioned quality that suits it very well.

Perhaps most poignant is the little tale of Gobbolino's adventures as he impersonates Toby the Dog in a traveling Punch-and-Judy show. Although this book follows the same basic storyline as Williams's previous work, Adventures of the Little Wooden Horse, the tale of Gobbolino is more emotionally involving. Alungat însă, pentru că nu seamănă cu ceilalți (are o lăbuță albă), tânjește după un cămin fericit, după mângâieri și compania oamenilor. One hardly expects most children's books written for this age level to grapple with such weighty issues, but Ursula Moray Williams's book does just that.

C. Westcott, and has been very popular in primary school music classes in Australia and New Zealand since appearing as song 9 on page 12 of the 1978 edition of Sing, [3] a music curriculum programme of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that included a radio programme, cassettes (now CDs) and an annual compilation of songs. In a series of adventures, our hero continually finds what appear to be ideal homes, only to be turned out again when his parentage is revealed, or the circumstances of his human companions change. Like many good children's tales, the story of Gobbolino will give younger readers cheers and make them wonder.He is adopted by a sick princess, but when she is well again she leaves for boarding school without him, so he joins a Punch and Judy show as 'Toby the Dog', but a witch in the audience reveals him as a witch's cat. Gobbolino, a witch's feline endowed with unusual powers, is a charming little kitten who faces an identity crisis. Being so kind-hearted and not keen to perform spells and magic tricks, he gets abandoned by his mistress witch and sets off on a series of adventures to find his fortune elsewhere.

By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. It is beautifully written, and I love it now as an adult as much as I did 30 years ago when I read it the first time.Although it is quite a long book for a younger audience, each chapter is a like a mini story so children could dip in and out of it because they would not have to remember what happened before to understand the entire story.

While his sister is eager to begin her training as a witch's cat, Gobbolino longs to be a humble kitchen cat and to have a loving human family of his own. A witch's kitten who wants to be good and be a nice family's kitchen cat, but never quite gets it right.I love this story of a little cat who, though born to a witch's cat, just isn't cut out to be a witch's cat like his mother and sister. Sometimes, we feel that we don't belong--that there is something more out there for us and I admire Gobbolino's desire to break away from what's expected of him. Sadly have little excuse to re-read with no grandchildren on the horizon yet but hey, who needed an excuse ?