Raincoast Books

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Won Ton

A Cat Tale Told in Haiku

9780805089950

Henry Holt and Co.
Available: 02/15/11
7.81 x 11.23 · 40 pages
Ages 4-8 years
9780805089950
CDN $24.99 · cl
With dust jacket

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Lee Wardlaw

illustrated by Eugene Yelchin

Sometimes funny, sometimes touching, this adoption story, Won Ton, told entirely in haiku, is unforgettable.

Nice place they got here.

Bed. Bowl. Blankie. Just like home!

Or so I've been told.


Visiting hours!

Yawn. I pretend not to care.

Yet - I sneak a peek.

So begins this beguiling tale of a wary shelter cat and the boy who takes him home.

Lee Wardlaw has published more than two dozen award-winning books for young readers, including Won Ton: A Cat Tale Told in Haiku and Red, White, and Boom! She lives in Santa Barbara, California. Eugene Yelchinis the author and illustrator of The Haunting of Falcon House, Arcady's Goal, and the Newbery Honor Book Breaking Stalin's Nose . He has also illustrated several books for children, including Crybaby, Who Ate All the Cookie Dough?, and Won Ton . He lives in California with his wife and children.