Jenny Goes to Sea

by Esther Averill

Other authorsEsther Averill (Illustrator)

Hardcover, 2005

Status

Available

Call number

813.54

Publication

NYR Children's Collection (2005), Edition: Illustrated, 140 pages

Description

The little black cat named Jenny, along with her brothers and their owner Captain Tinker, sails around the world on a ship called the Sea Queen.

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LibraryThing member Bjace

Three cats, taken on a ocean voyage round the world, have adventures with a ship's cat. This is a delightful story.

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LibraryThing member AbigailAdams26

Shy Jenny Linksy - the red-scarved Greenwich Village cat - and her two brothers Checkers and Edward embark on an extended sea voyage with their human, Captain Tinker. Soon fast friends with Jack Tar, the ship's cat, these New York felines find adventure in many ports of call, from Capetown to

Bangkok...

One of a number of titles featuring Jenny Linsky, long out-of-print and recently republished as part of The New York Review Children's Classics series, Jenny Goes to Sea should appeal to young chapter-book readers who like cats, or animal stories. As a confirmed lover of Averill's classic early reader, The Fire Cat, I was delighted to discover the existence of this series, which I somehow missed as a child, and have enjoyed reading it immensely. No kitty will ever eclipse Pickles the Fire Cat in my affections of course, but the winsome Jenny still makes for a charming heroine, and Averill's copious illustrations are a delight!

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