A review by mctmama
The Cheshire Cheese Cat: A Dickens of a Tale by Carmen Agra Deedy, Randall Wright

4.0

I enjoyed this book immensely - a fantasy that interweaves real characters in a fictional tall tale. A cheese eating cat befriends a mouse at a historic English pub, where writer Charles Dickens is a frequent guest. Dickens, struggling to write his work "A Tale of Two Cities" is drawn into a mystery with the inn keeper's daughter, Nell, a missing Tower raven, an amazing mouse, Pip, and two alley cats - Skilley and Pinch. Illustrations complete the tale. Targeted for elementary school and up - would also made a good suggestion for an animal loving middle schooler! A great read to celebrate what would have been Charles Dicken's 200th birthday on February 7th!