Author Description

Margaret Woodhouse, much-loved author and illustrator of Know Your Cat's Purr Points, uses her clever insights into feline behaviour to capture the spirit of Shakespeare's most rousing verses in cat form. This charmingly illustrated book will delight and amuse cat lovers and Shakespeare buffs alike.William Shakespeare saw the theatre in cats. Knowing their love of creative dance – “A dog of the house of Montague moves me” – and their talent for gripping their audience – “Tom will make them weep and wail” – Shakepeare penned some of his most magnificent words with the feline performer in mind.Now, at last, Shakespeare's feline theatre is being brought alive on page. Cats' Tales from Shakespeare captures the spirit of his rich cat imagery with Margaret's fine portrayals of Elizabethan pussycat portraiture.