{"product_id":"jenny-and-the-cat-club-isbn-9781590170472","title":"Jenny and the Cat Club","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn Greenwich Village an orphaned black cat lives happily with her master, a sea captain.  Still, the gentle Jenny Linsky would like nothing more than to join the local Cat  Club, whose members include Madame Butterfly, an elegant Persian, the high-stepping  Macaroni, and stately, plump Mr. President. But can she overcome her fears and prove  that she, too, has a special gift? Join Jenny and her friends, including fearless  Pickles the Fire Cat, on their spirited downtown adventures and discover why The  Atlantic Monthly called Jenny \"a personality ranking not far below such giants as  Peter Rabbit.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN DECADES, THIS COLLECTION INCLUDES  ESTHER AVERILL'S FIVE FAVORITE CAT CLUB STORIES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Esther Averill's collection of Jenny Linsky books deserves special mention. ...Told  in clear, simple language that will appeal to younger children, all of these stories  are delightful and festooned with simple illustrations every few pages that enhance,  but never dominate, the melodious text.\" \u003ci\u003e—The San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Averill colors her stories with abundant flights of clever fancy… But  the nonchalance with which she delivers these makes them as real as her  grounding details…Children will find Jenny’s lessons about emotions and  behavior helpful and reassuring.\" —Christina Schwarz, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The grace and charm of these little books are not only for children.  In wording, illustration, and design they offer to people of all ages a  short interview of pure delight.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe Saturday Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There is a realness about Jenny, as well as a demure charm, that  gives these annals of her doings a distinction lacking in many a more  pretentious effort.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In Jenny readers meet the perfect friend—an honest, fun-loving, and  loyal playfellow and comrade-in-arms. How good to have Jenny back in  print.” —Leonard S. Marcus, author of \u003ci\u003eStoried City: A Children’s Book Walking Tour Guide to New York City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEsther Averill (1902-1992) began her career as a storyteller drawing  cartoons for her local newspaper. After graduating from Vassar College  in 1923, she moved first to New York City and then to Paris, where she  founded her own publishing company. The Domino Press introduced American  readers to artists from all over the world, including Feodor  Rojankovsky, who later won a Caldecott Award.  In 1941, Esther Averill  returned to the United States and found a job in the New York Public  Library while continuing her work as a publisher. She wrote her first  book about the red-scarfed, mild-mannered cat Jenny Linsky in 1944,  modeling its heroine on her own shy cat. Esther Averill would eventually  write twelve more tales about Miss Linsky and her friends (including  the I Can Read Book, \u003ci\u003eThe Fire Cat\u003c\/i\u003e), each of which was eagerly awaited by children all over the United States (and their parents, too).","brand":"NYR Children's Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304955597029,"sku":"NP9781590170472","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781590170472.jpg?v=1767730381","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/jenny-and-the-cat-club-isbn-9781590170472","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}