by Karel Capek · 2013
ISBN: 1473381878 9781473381872
Category: Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Dogs
Page count: 160
<p>I Had a Dog and a Cat is a delightfully charming book, originally written in Czech. Featuring gorgeous black-and-white illustrations, this is the perfect storybook to share with little ones who love animals.</p> <p>First published in 1940, this wonderful volume is a collation of short children’s stories about our most beloved pets: cats and dogs. I Had a Dog and a Cat was written and illustrated by Czech brothers Josef and Karel Čapek. The comic storybook was then translated into English by Czech couple Marie and Robert Weatherall.</p> The stories featured in this volume include: <ol>- Minda, or the Breeding of Dogs</ol> <ol>- Ben, Benji, Blackie and Bibi</ol> <ol>- Iris</ol> <ol>- Dashenka</ol> <ol>- The Dog Show</ol> <ol>- More About Dogs and About Cats Too</ol>