title: Josephine's Catastrophes: Three Great Cat Tales
author:  D. Marion 
description: PreSchool-Grade 2?Josephine, a large taffy-colored cat, is constantly plagued by curiosity. Her three brief adventures are narrated by her young owner, a boy with sad, enormous eyes, whose main concern is worrying where his wandering pet is, always positive that she is dead. "Josephine's Night Out" finds the furry feline chasing a rambunctious mouse through the blustery snow. The second episode finds the reckless cat mischievously hiding in the laundry room. In the final selection, she causes havoc in her owner's school and ends up in the principal's office. Large, mostly double-spread illustrations in watercolors overlayed with ink capture the action in a humorous manner; the eyes of all characters are grossly exaggerated, emphasizing an overall cartoonlike effect. The minimal text, told in verse, is highlighted on each page by special graphics that correlate with the specific vignettes?snow, soap bubbles, or a chalkboard. At times the rhyme is somewhat forced, making the cadence a little awkward. Two more endearing tales of adventurous pets are Inga Moore's Six-Dinner Sid (S.&amp;S., 1991) and Gloria Kamen's Second-Hand Cat (Atheneum, 1992). Reach for one of those first.?Debra S. Gold, Parma Heights Library, Parma, OH<br />Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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  Calico Calamities  
  
  
  A Klepto Cat Mystery  
  
  
  Book 51
  
  
  
  
  
  ## **by Patricia Fry**
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  **Calico Calamities  
  
  
  A Klepto Cat Mystery  
  
  
  Book 51  
  
  
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  Author: Patricia Fry
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  ISBN: ISBN: 978-1-7356901-9-3
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
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  **Table of Contents**  
  
  
  [Chapter One](part0000_split_003.html#1)  
  
  
  [Chapter Two](part0000_split_004.html#2)  
  
  
  [Chapter Three](part0000_split_005.html#3)  
  
  
  [Chapter Four](part0000_split_006.html#4)  
  
  
  [Chapter Five](part0000_split_007.html#5)  
  
  
  [Chapter Six](part0000_split_008.html#6)  
  
  
  [Chapter Seven](part0000_split_009.html#7)  
  
  
  [Chapter Eight](part0000_split_010.html#8)  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  **Chapter One**  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  "No, Rags, no!" Teddy shrieked. "Go away! That's _my_ pea-butter
  
  
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  "If you'd sit in your chair like a big boy," Savannah said, scooping up