Award-winning author Marcus Ewert and best-selling illustrator Lisa Brown join us in Laurel Village to share their terrific collaboration, Mummy Cat. Complete with a drawing demonstration, this storytime is sure to make everyone in the family meow with joy!
"Deep within this maze of stone,
a creature wakes up, all alone . . ."
Mummy Cat prowls his pyramid home, longing for his beloved owner. As he roams the tomb, lavish murals above his head display scenes of the cat with his young Egyptian queen, creating a story-within-a-story about the events of centuries past. Hidden hieroglyphs deepen the tale and are explained in an informative author s note.
Marcus Ewert and Lisa Brown s smart, beautiful book is a marvel of sophisticated simplicity, infinitely engaging to examine in detail, and complete with a sweetly surprising plot twist sure to delight young cat-lovers and budding Egyptologists alike.
Award-winning author Marcus Ewert and best-selling illustrator Lisa Brown join us in Laurel Village to share their terrific collaboration, Mummy Cat. Complete with a drawing demonstration, this storytime is sure to make everyone in the family meow with joy!
"Deep within this maze of stone,
a creature wakes up, all alone . . ."
Mummy Cat prowls his pyramid home, longing for his beloved owner. As he roams the tomb, lavish murals above his head display scenes of the cat with his young Egyptian queen, creating a story-within-a-story about the events of centuries past. Hidden hieroglyphs deepen the tale and are explained in an informative author s note.
Marcus Ewert and Lisa Brown s smart, beautiful book is a marvel of sophisticated simplicity, infinitely engaging to examine in detail, and complete with a sweetly surprising plot twist sure to delight young cat-lovers and budding Egyptologists alike.
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