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From debut picturebook illustrator, Alexandra Mîrzac comes the story of a cat who, feeling unloved by his owners, decides to venture into the city 'hoping to find someone to play with'. Soon the owners, having been lost in their technological world, realise that their beloved pet has gone. Posters are placed up around the city and the hunt to find Cat begins.
With a mixture of pencil and collage (from early pencil sketches), Mîrzac's illustrations are bold and beguiling. Cat is sharp yet curved and rounded and the use of strong blacks and blues to separate him from the human world is excellent. Double-spreads of city-scapes with minimal colours and the use of perspective give that feeling of Cat being small and out of his depth similar to Deacon's work in [b:Beegu|1362489|Beegu|Alexis Deacon|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1563239657l/1362489._SX50_.jpg|441825].
I thought this was a beautifully imagined story of lost and found with captivating illustrations.
With a mixture of pencil and collage (from early pencil sketches), Mîrzac's illustrations are bold and beguiling. Cat is sharp yet curved and rounded and the use of strong blacks and blues to separate him from the human world is excellent. Double-spreads of city-scapes with minimal colours and the use of perspective give that feeling of Cat being small and out of his depth similar to Deacon's work in [b:Beegu|1362489|Beegu|Alexis Deacon|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1563239657l/1362489._SX50_.jpg|441825].
I thought this was a beautifully imagined story of lost and found with captivating illustrations.