In this special Passover story, Larnel Moore, a  young African-American boy, and Mrs. Katz, an  elderly Jewish woman, develop an unusual friendship  through their mutual concern for an abandoned cat  named Tush. Together they explore the common themes  of suffering and triumph in each of their cultures.
Patricia Polacco is the beloved New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of more than sixty picture books, including Chicken SundayPink and Say, and Thank You, Mr. Falker. She lives in Union City, Michigan, where she enjoys speaking to the myriad of children who come to visit her and the famous meteor, the object of one of Patricia’s best-known stories. You can visit Patricia Polacco at PatriciaPolacco.com. View titles by Patricia Polacco
  • SUBMITTED
    American Bookseller Pick of the Lists
  • SUBMITTED
    IRA Children's Choices
  • SUBMITTED | 1993
    Jane Addams Children's Book Award Honor Book
"Polacco's bright double-spread watercolor paintings are exuberant...an elemental picture of human family."--Booklist.

An American Bookseller Pick of the Lists.

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In this special Passover story, Larnel Moore, a  young African-American boy, and Mrs. Katz, an  elderly Jewish woman, develop an unusual friendship  through their mutual concern for an abandoned cat  named Tush. Together they explore the common themes  of suffering and triumph in each of their cultures.

Author

Patricia Polacco is the beloved New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of more than sixty picture books, including Chicken SundayPink and Say, and Thank You, Mr. Falker. She lives in Union City, Michigan, where she enjoys speaking to the myriad of children who come to visit her and the famous meteor, the object of one of Patricia’s best-known stories. You can visit Patricia Polacco at PatriciaPolacco.com. View titles by Patricia Polacco

Awards

  • SUBMITTED
    American Bookseller Pick of the Lists
  • SUBMITTED
    IRA Children's Choices
  • SUBMITTED | 1993
    Jane Addams Children's Book Award Honor Book

Praise

"Polacco's bright double-spread watercolor paintings are exuberant...an elemental picture of human family."--Booklist.

An American Bookseller Pick of the Lists.

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