Jamil's Clever Cat Big Book - Softcover

Jamil is a poor weaver who daydreams of marrying a princess and never again having to work his fingers to the bone. When he confesses his dream to his cat Sardul, the loyal animal resolves to make his master's wish come true. He tricks the royal family into thinking Jamil is the richest man in the world, so that they give their daughter to him in marriage. Despite appearances, however, Jamil is still Jamil the weaver, as the princess soon discovers. Eventually Jamil gains his heart's desire, but his cat contrives to have the final word. Fiona French's spirited retelling of this Puss-in-Boots Bengali tale is charming and original. French's fresh illustrations, using paint and marbled paper mosaics, complete a book that will delight young readers and cat lovers alike.

Fiona French studied Art Education at Croydon College of Art and went on to work as Bridget Riley's assistant. In 1986 she won the Kate Greenaway Medal for Snow White in New York. In 1992 her first book for Frances Lincoln, Anancy and Mr Dry-Bone was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal and chosen as a Children's Book of the Year. Pepi and the Secret Names (written by Jill Paton Walsh), was one of Child Education's Best Story Books of 1994 and shortlisted for the 1995 Children's Book Award. She is renowned for her distinctively sharp and colourful illustrations. Her other books for Frances Lincoln are Paradise, Bethlehem and Canticle of the Sun; The Smallest Samurai, Glass Garden, Jamil's Clever Cat, Lord of the Animals and Pepi and the Secret Names.