The Blue Cat of Castle Town
| First published | August 1949 |
|---|---|
| Type | Short Fiction |
| Length | Novella |
Synopsis
<br> "In the Metropolitan Museum of Art [New York] there hangs a carpet with a fascinating blue cat woven into the design, and behind this there lies a story--a highly imaginative and adventurous tale." --Christine B. Gilbert, "Books for Boys and Girls", <i>Parents' Magazine</i> 25.11 (November 1950) p140-41 <br><br> "[T]his successfully treads that thin line that wavers between fantasy and realism. The hero of the story is a blue kitten, born under a blue moon, and living near a small Vermont town in the time of our Revolutionary War." --<i>Kirkus Reviews</i> (contemporary; undated at KirkusReviews.com, above)
Notes
Gilbert (below) says it "ran a close second" for the Newbery Medal.
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Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | John Newbery Medal | Newbery Medal | Nominee/Finalist |
Publications (7)
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1949 | The Blue Cat of Castle Town | Longmans, Green and Co. (US) | Chapbook | |
| February 1950 | The Blue Cat of Castle Town | Longmans, Green and Co. (US) | Chapbook | |
| 1974 | The Blue Cat of Castle Town | Countryman Press | Chapbook | |
| 1987 | The Blue Cat of Castle Town | Countryman Press | Chapbook | |
| October 2015 | The Blue Cat of Castle Town | Wildside Press | Chapbook | |
| May 2017 | The Blue Cat of Castle Town | Dover Publications | Chapbook | |
| July 2017 | The Blue Cat of Castle Town | Dover Publications | Chapbook |