"sisters. Dahl always maintained that his mother and her stories had a strong influence on his writing. In one interview, he mentioned: ""She was a great teller of tales. Her memory was prodigious and nothing that ever happened to her in her life was forgotten."" When Dahl started writing and publishing his famous books for children, he created a grandmother character in ""The Witches"" and later stated that she was based directly on his own mother as a tribute. In 1961, Dahl hosted and wrote for a science fiction and horror television anthology series called ""Way Out"", which preceded the"
"deal of his time fantasizing about being a ladies' man or a gentleman in a Jane Austen novel. Looshkin is depicted as a mentally disturbed cat who has a blue pelt. He has large, sharply pointed ears that look like party hats. He is a bipedal creature with opposable thumbs that make him able to pick up objects, much to the displeasure of others. His activities usually consist of senseless babblings and innumerable sadistic acts on people, chiefly his housemate Bear, or whoever is closest when he gets his hands on a likely weapon. He is a humorous character (in"
"Familien de Cats Familien de Cats (The de Cats Family) was the third short story written by the Danish writer Karen Blixen under the pen name Osceola, a famous early 19th-century Native American leader. Published in the literary journal ""Tilskueren"" in January 1909, it followed ""Eneboerne"" (The Hermits) and ""Pløjeren"" (The Ploughman), both published in 1907. It tells the story of a law-abiding family which in each generation has a black sheep who turns out to be its secret blessing. Although Blixen, then Karen Dinesen, wrote hundreds of pages of poems, essays and stories in her youth, it was only"
"by George Cruikshank. A copy was found in Dickens's library after his death. Just before his marriage, James Boswell wrote a song, ""A Matrimonial Thought"" which was given a tune ""by the very ingenious Mr. Dibden."" In the blithe days of honey-moon,<br> With Kathe's allurements smitten,<br> I lov'd her late, I lov'd her soon<br> And I called her dearest kitten.<br> But now my kitten's grown a cat,<br> And cross like other wives,<br> O! by my soul, my honest Mat,<br> I fear she has nine lives. Seven years after his death a subscription to raise a monument to Dibdin was set"
"Skimbleshanks Skimbleshanks is a cat character in T. S. Eliot's book of poetry ""Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats"" and in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical ""Cats"". The T. S Eliot poem begins as a parody of Rudyard Kipling's poem ""l'Envoi"" (also known as ""The Long Trail"") from ""Barrack-Room Ballads and Other Verses"". Compare the first few lines of Kipling's Skimbleshanks is described as living on the Night Mail overnight express train that travels on the British West Coast Main Line (WCML) between London Euston and Glasgow Central. He is however not exclusively based on the WCML, as he has visited"
"would later become the title of Lloyd-Webber's next musical. ""Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat"" (poem) Skimbleshanks Skimbleshanks is a cat character in T. S. Eliot's book of poetry ""Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats"" and in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical ""Cats"". The T. S Eliot poem begins as a parody of Rudyard Kipling's poem ""l'Envoi"" (also known as ""The Long Trail"") from ""Barrack-Room Ballads and Other Verses"". Compare the first few lines of Kipling's Skimbleshanks is described as living on the Night Mail overnight express train that travels on the British West Coast Main Line (WCML) between London Euston and Glasgow"
"noted example is the familiar of one of the three witches in ""Macbeth"". Grimalkin A grimalkin (also called a greymalkin) is an archaic term for a cat. The term stems from ""grey"" (the colour) plus ""malkin"", an archaic term with several meanings (a cat, a low class woman, a weakling, a mop, or a name) derived from a hypocoristic form of the female name Maud. Scottish legend makes reference to the grimalkin as a faery cat that dwells in the highlands. Nostradamus the French prophet and astrologer, 1503—1566, had a cat named Grimalkin. ""Beware the Cat"" was published in 1570"
"Dragon Tattoo"", three of Lindgren's books are mentioned: ""The Children of Noisy Village"", ""Bill Bergson and the White Rose Rescue"" (although in the book the translation was ""Kalle Blomkvist and Rasmus"" from the original ""Kalle Blomkvist och Rasmus""), and ""Pippi Longstocking"". The relation between Astrid Lindgren and, at least, the first part of the Trilogy, can be taken farther when the fact that, in it, a cat is named 'Tjorven', is considered. The name comes from the Swedish television series ""Vi på Saltkråkan"" based on a script by Astrid Lindgren and not originally a book. Apart from this, the TV"
"quest by various talking animals, most notably Nibbins the cat, who used to be a witch's cat but has reformed. There are two other household cats: the main antagonist is Blackmalkin, and he is aided by the mysterious Greymalkin who takes his name from the witch's familiar in the opening scene of Shakespeare's ""Macbeth"". Kay Harker experiences various adventures—sailing on the high seas, swimming with mermaids, flying on broomsticks. At one point in the novel he manages to see into the past. Many maternal characters appear in the book; one takes Kay on a nocturnal ride on a magical horse."
"Hamelin"", retold in many versions since the 14th century, including one by the Brothers Grimm, a rat-catcher lures the town's rats into the river, but the mayor refuses to pay him. In revenge, the rat-catcher lures away all the children of the town, never to return. Mice feature in some of Beatrix Potter's small books, including ""The Tale of Two Bad Mice"" (1904), ""The Tale of Mrs Tittlemouse"" (1910), ""The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse"" (1918), and ""The Tailor of Gloucester"" (1903), which last was described by J. R. R. Tolkien as perhaps the nearest to his idea of a fairy"
"a book written by Terry Pratchett, with cartoons by Gray Jolliffe. Other well-known cartoon bicolor cats include Sylvester the Cat, Krazy Kat, Felix the Cat, Tom Cat from ""Tom and Jerry"", Jess from ""Postman Pat"", Kitty Softpaws from the ""Shrek"" spin-off ""Puss in Boots"", Figaro, Beans and Sebastian the cat from ""Josie and the Pussycats"". A bicolor cat named Mittens is one of the main characters in the 2008 Disney animated film ""Bolt"". Aldwyn from ""The Familiars"" is a tuxedo cat, while Meowrice (voiced by Paul Frees) from ""Gay Purr-ee"" is a bicolor. A tuxedo cat is also the protagonist"
"The Tale of Tom Kitten The Tale of Tom Kitten is a children's book, written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter. It was released by Frederick Warne & Co. in September 1907. The tale is about manners and how children react to them. Tabitha Twitchit, a cat, invites friends for tea. She washes and dresses her three kittens for the party, but within moments the kittens have soiled and lost their clothes while scampering about the garden. Tabitha is ""affronted"". She sends the kittens to bed, and tells her friends the kittens have the measles. Once the tea party is underway"
"Johnson's second favourite cat, Lily – are the subjects of a book by Yvonne Skargon (Johnson is also given authorial credit) entitled, ""Lily and Hodge and Dr. Johnson"". The book consists of quotations from Johnson's ""Dictionary"", accompanied by Skargon's woodcarving illustrations of the two cats, contextually associated with the dictionary entries. Hodge also appears in Charlie Fletcher's ""Silvertongue"" as a brave and fearless cat. Hodge also appears in Samuel Beckett's early dramatic fragment ""Human Wishes"". Citations Bibliography Hodge (cat) Hodge (fl. c.1769) was one of Samuel Johnson's cats, immortalised in a characteristically whimsical passage in James Boswell's ""Life of Johnson""."
"cats. The Carbonel books are still in print. Also centred on cats is her 1962 novel ""No One Must Know"", a realistic story of a group of neighbouring children attempting to evade a landlord's ban on pets. The other writings by Sleigh include novels for older children, notably ""Jessamy"", an intriguingly realistic 1967 time-slip novel; collections of stories; large amounts of radio adaptation; several picture books for younger children; and some educational readers. Several of her books came out in Puffin, the Penguin imprint; she wrote an article in 1967 for the first number of the house magazine ""Puffin Post""."
"find it. Although there is a ""war"" between the two roses all six of the youngsters are good friends and there is simply a playful rivalry between them. The Red Roses help the Whites when they are threatened by real dangers. Lindgren wrote three books about Bill Bergson: The character Mikael Blomkvist in Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy is dubbed ""Kalle Blomkvist"" by the press to mock him in his investigative reporting. Lisbeth Salander's name appears to be taken from Eva-Lotta Lisander, and is modeled in most other respect on Lindgren's other famous character, Pippi Longstocking. In ""The Girl with the"
"cast on him is undone - so Rosemary, together with her friend John, have to learn a little witchcraft and to track down Mrs. Cantrip for her at-best ambivalent help. The first two books are more closely associated than the third. It has been noted that Carbonel has few real cat characteristics. He is more like Edith Nesbit's Psammead in ""Five Children and It"" (1902), speaking ""with the voice of tart and faintly impatient adulthood"". Cats (albeit non-speaking ones) are also central to Sleigh's stand-alone novel ""No One Must Know"" (1962), about children hiding a cat and her kittens from"
"of it relates the story of the Grimalkin's death. According to its editors, the story, and thus the name, originates with Baldwin in terms of being the earliest example known in print. It is also spelled Grimmalkin or Grimolochin. A cat named Grimalkin in William Shakespeare's 1606 play ""Macbeth"" helped the three witches look into Macbeth's future. During the early modern period, the name grimalkin – and cats in general – became associated with the devil and witchcraft. Women tried as witches in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries were often accused of having a familiar, frequently a grimalkin. A"
"in the United States, illustrated presumably by Richard Cowdrey. Djibi, the Kitten Djibi, the Kitten () is the last novel of Felix Salten, published originally in 1945 and translated into English in 1946. Similarly as in other Salten's late books, the protagonist is an animal, this time a young female cat called Djibi. In ""Renni the Rescuer"", the main animal character had been a loyal servant to humans, but Djibi is an independent cat who chooses for herself where to live. The novel begins dramatically with a drowning attempt which the young kitten survives. A boy rescues her from the"
"pet cat Fluffer McKitty, and the Animorphs plan to infiltrate Chapman's house to find out what they can; Rachel morphs Melissa's pet cat to gain access. Once in the house, Rachel follows Mr. Chapman into a basement room and discovers that he communicates directly with Visser Three, the leader of the Earth invasion, through holographic technology. While in the room, she is spotted by Visser Three, who orders Chapman to kill her because she might be an Andalite. Rachel doesn't react, and Chapman reasons with Visser Three to allow Rachel to escape shaken, but unharmed. Before she leaves the house,"
"Djibi, the Kitten Djibi, the Kitten () is the last novel of Felix Salten, published originally in 1945 and translated into English in 1946. Similarly as in other Salten's late books, the protagonist is an animal, this time a young female cat called Djibi. In ""Renni the Rescuer"", the main animal character had been a loyal servant to humans, but Djibi is an independent cat who chooses for herself where to live. The novel begins dramatically with a drowning attempt which the young kitten survives. A boy rescues her from the river and takes to his home where a dog"
"of Guy Maddin's 1997 Canadian film ""Twilight of the Ice Nymphs"" and the primary inspiration for Ben Rivers' 2011 docufiction ""Two Years at Sea"". Pan (novel) Pan is an 1894 novel by Norwegian author Knut Hamsun. He wrote it while living in Paris and in Kristiansand, Norway. It remains one of his most famous works. Lieutenant Thomas Glahn, a hunter and ex-military man, lives alone in a hut in the forest with his faithful dog Aesop. Upon meeting Edvarda, the daughter of a merchant in a nearby town, they are both strongly attracted to each other, but neither understands the"
"The Shy Little Kitten The Shy Little Kitten is a famous Little Golden Book written by Cathleen Schurr and illustrated by Gustaf Tenggren, noted for his illustrations featured in fellow Little Golden Book ""The Poky Little Puppy."" The storybook has earned a reputation as one of the most iconic, classic Little Golden Books ever written and as a popular children's picture book. A cat gives birth to a litter of kittens, including a bashful, timid kitten who winds up wandering away from the rest of her family. Along the way, she winds up encountering a mole, whom she accompanies for"
"populated by felines. Carter is later able to summon the cats of Ulthar to his aid. Cats would be used in what scholar Katharine M. Rogers calls ""a more original way"" in Lovecraft's 1923 work ""The Rats in the Walls"". Here, as in others of Lovecraft later tales, cats embody the attraction to horror while, unlike the human protagonists, ""never pursuing horror to the point of becoming horrible themselves"". The text of ""The Cats of Ulthar"", like many of Lovecraft's works, has fallen into the public domain and can be accessed in several compilations of the author's work as well"
"Lena Meyer-Landrut recorded ""Lille katt"" for her third studio album ""Stardust"" in 2012 as a hidden track. Lille katt ""Lille katt"" (English: Little cat) is a Swedish children's song. The lyrics were written by the author Astrid Lindgren. The music was composed by Georg Riedel. It appears in the 1972 film ""Nya hyss av Emil i Lönneberga"". An early recording was done on 1971 album ""Astrid Lindgrens Emil i Lönneberga"". The song has also been recorded by Lisa Nilsson (1999) and Siw Malmkvist and Tove Malmkvist The song was also recorded by Wooffisarna & Lill-Babs on 1980 album ""Wooffisarna &"
"Pig (short story) ""Pig"" is a macabre short story by Roald Dahl that was published in Dahl's 1960 collection ""Kiss Kiss"". The world it presents is one that is cruel and violent. It is a cautionary tale warning parents of the danger of ill-preparing a child for the dangers and realities of the greater world, particularly if shielding children from things perceived as bad by the parents, but accepted by the world at large. The story is divided into eight sections. One – A couple in New York City has a baby boy whom they name Lexington. Twelve days after"
"Tabitha Twitchit Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit is a fictional anthropomorphic cat who features in the books of Beatrix Potter. She is a shopkeeper and the long-suffering mother of three unruly kittens, Moppet, Mittens and Tom Kitten. The success of her early books enabled Potter to purchase a farm called Hill Top in Cumbria. Among the animals there was a cat called Tabitha Twitchit. In the books, she is shown as standing on her hind legs and wearing fashionable clothes. She and her kittens live in a house based on the Hill Top farmhouse while her shop is based on one in"
"Kitten"". Tabitha Twitchit will be voiced by Rosie Kendrick, while Moppet and Mittens will be voiced by child actress Rachel Weiner. Tom Kitten will be voiced by child actress Ella Bradley and Tabitha's visiting friends will all be voiced by Tracy Spencer-Wright. Tabitha Twitchit Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit is a fictional anthropomorphic cat who features in the books of Beatrix Potter. She is a shopkeeper and the long-suffering mother of three unruly kittens, Moppet, Mittens and Tom Kitten. The success of her early books enabled Potter to purchase a farm called Hill Top in Cumbria. Among the animals there was a"
"a landlord who has banned pets. Carbonel series Carbonel is a children's book series by Barbara Sleigh, first published by Puffin Books from 1955 to 1978. Also published in the US by Bobbs-Merrill from 1955. It has three novels, first """" and two sequels, ""The Kingdom of Carbonel"" (Puffin, 1961) and ""Carbonel and Calidor: Being the Further Adventures of a Royal Cat"" (Kestrel Books, 1978), and was based on the old British folk tale ""The King of the Cats"". The first edition of ""Carbonel"" was illustrated by V. H. Drummond, that of ""Kingdom"" by D. M. Leonard, and that of"
"Little Kitten"" and its main protagonist have achieved recognition and fame as a popular Little Golden Book. The character of the Shy Little Kitten has also been featured in animated television adaptions or direct-to-video children's films. The Shy Little Kitten The Shy Little Kitten is a famous Little Golden Book written by Cathleen Schurr and illustrated by Gustaf Tenggren, noted for his illustrations featured in fellow Little Golden Book ""The Poky Little Puppy."" The storybook has earned a reputation as one of the most iconic, classic Little Golden Books ever written and as a popular children's picture book. A cat"
"the world and to continue his newfound friendship with the Minpins. The Minpins The Minpins is a book by Roald Dahl with illustrations by Patrick Benson. It was published in 1991, a few months after Dahl's death in November 1990, and is the author's final contribution to literature after an illustrious career spanning almost half a century. The book was republished in 2017 under the title Billy and the Minpins with new illustrations by Quentin Blake. Little Billy is forbidden by his mother to enter the Forest of Sin behind his house. She tells him of the Whangdoodle, Hornswogglers, Snozzwanglers"
"Glass Cat Bungle, the Glass Cat is a character in the Oz books of L. Frank Baum. Bungle first appears in ""The Patchwork Girl of Oz"", the seventh of Baum's fourteen Oz books. The magician Dr. Pipt tests his Powder of Life by animating an ornamental glass cat figurine, for the specific purpose of catching mice for his wife Margolotte. But the Glass Cat turns out to be exceptionally vain, and unwilling to do any work. Margolotte names it Bungle. The Glass Cat is transparent, except for her hard blood-red ruby heart, two large emeralds for eyes, and her bright"
"Fifinella Fifinella was a female gremlin designed by Walt Disney for a proposed film from Roald Dahl's book ""The Gremlins"". During World War II, the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) asked permission to use the image as their official mascot, and the Disney Company granted them the rights. The story of Fifinella began in 1942 when Roald Dahl, who had been removed from flying with the RAF due to injury, wrote ""The Gremlins"", a fairy tale about the hazards of combat flying; in this incarnation, the word ""fifinella"" only refers to female gremlins as opposed to any specific one. Dahl"
"In the same novel, Dahl called the wives of gremlins ""Fifinellas"", their male children ""Widgets"", and their female children ""Flibbertigibbets"". Dahl showed the finished manuscript to Sidney Bernstein, the head of the British Information Service, who came up with the idea to send it to Walt Disney. The manuscript arrived in Disney's hands in July 1942, and he considered using it as material for a live action/animated full-length feature film, offering Dahl a contract. The film project was changed to an animated feature and entered pre-production, with characters ""roughed out"" and storyboards created. Disney managed to have the story published"