The Truck Cat

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The Truck Cat is a story about cats and humans, immigration and identity, and homes lost and found. 

With illustrations by multi-award-winning artist Danny Snell and words by acclaimed new writer Deborah Frenkel, The Truck Cat is the perfect book to inspire kindness and compassion in young children everywhere.

 
Some cats are house cats. Some are apartment cats.
But Tinka is a truck cat. Tinka lives everywhere.
 
Along with his human, Yacoub, Tinka travels roads wide and narrow, near and distant. But no matter how much they travel, home feels very far away – for both of them. 
 
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ISBN:

9781761212291

Format:

Hardback

Pages:

32

Dimensions:

24cm x 24cm

RRP:

$24.99

Publisher:

Hardie Grant Children's Publishing

Published:

01 May 2024

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Deborah Frenkel

ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR

Danny Snell

As a child Danny ­Snell was a reluctant reader, so it was pictures rather than words that drew him to the wonder of books. Danny went on to study graphic design and illustration at the University of South Australia and he now works as a picture book illustrator and author. His books have won a number of awards including the CBCA Eve Pownall Award, the Environment Award for Children’s Literature, and the Speech Pathology Australia