Gobbolino the Witch's Cat

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Gobbolino the Witch's Cat

Gobbolino the Witch's Cat

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I bought this book so that I could read it to my children, and hope that they would love it as much as I did as a child. In a series of adventures, our hero continually finds what appear to be ideal homes, only to be turned out again when his parentage is revealed, or the circumstances of his human companions change. Like many good children's tales, the story of Gobbolino will give younger readers cheers and make them wonder.

This sets him apart from other witch's cats like his twin sister Sootica, who have pure black fur and green eyes. As well as writing, she became involved in local life around the village of Beckford, where she and her family lived, organizing children's parties, and serving as a magistrate.There are all the necessary characters that make a fairytale work: wicked witches on broomsticks, an ill but kind princess, a dragon in the tower, a kind woodcutter and his vain granddaughter… However, reading the story as an adult, I couldn't help seeing where the story was coming from: the misfit, disconnection, abandonment, and loneliness. The illustrations by Paul Howard are soft pencil sketches, giving the tale an old-fashioned quality that suits it very well.

Born to a witch's cat, Gobbolino wants nothing more than to find a home amongst the warmth and bustle of a kitchen. Dar să vă zic ce am învățat eu după mai bine de două decenii de când sunt nesuferită și sarcastică: când un om te vede așa cum ești și te iubește, nu o să conteze că scoți scântei din mustăți ca Gobbolino sau că faci deseori glume răutăcioase, deși nu cu răutate, ca mine. I listened to the audiobook of this, and though I enjoyed this as a 'listen', I didn't like the voice of Gobbolino much, though it didn't come along too often.

By conforming Gobbolino, Williams asked the reader to accept the world (which is often judgemental, cruel, black-and-white) that he lived in, rather than Gobbolino himself. Mesajul cărții este unul foarte profund și generos, învățându-i pe copii să privească dincolo de aparențe și să judece pe cineva pentru ceea ce este și nu pentru ceea ce pare a fi.

The witch puts a spell on him, removing his magical powers, and he finds his way back to the farm where he began his journey, his coat having faded to an unrecognisable tabby. A great deal of the dramatic tension of the book filters through "unfairness" which particularly resonates in a 7 year old's heart and perhaps as second-borns we could both relate to the idea of being the one who can't conform to the dominant family paradigm. It's just the beginning of many exciting, magical and sometimes dangerous adventures for these two brave and kind-hearted friends.Gobbolino was born a witch's kitten, but he is nice and doesn't want to harm anyone, so he wants to be a kitchen cat. It never occurs to him to strike out on his own, rather than letting circumstances just carry him along.

Although everyone he meets likes him at first, being a witch’s cat means he often gets himself into some tricky situations. With lots of fairly short episodes, it will make a good bedtime series for several nights, and even lead to discussions about differing beliefs, about witches and treating others with kindness. Ursula Moray Williams was born on 19 April 1911 at Petersfield, Hampshire, ten minutes after her twin sister, Barbara. Blessed with some magic, Gobbolino is able to use this to his advantage at times, but superstition follows him wherever he goes. After being rejected by the crowd he was born into, he embarked on a journey to find the home he would belong.While reading this, I thought about all the stray cats in the world, all the abandoned ones, the unwanted, the discarded furry creatures and I wished with all my heart that they find a place to settle, to curl in, by the fire with a warm milk or a blanket to comfort them, a loving family to love them forever.



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