Billy the Condominium Cat

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Esphyr Slobodkina’s award-winning children’s books have delighted children and parents for generations. Caps for Sale is a particular favorite, as is Sleepy ABC, which was written by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Slobodkina. Please click on a thumbnail below to view sample pages and learn more about each text.

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Billy, The Condominium Cat, written and illustrated by Esphyr Slobodkina. Published in 1980 by Addison-Wesley.

Billy and Bianca’s story is not an uncommon one in American life, where so many older people are separated from their families. The elderly cat and his retired mistress spend their days alone in a Florida condominium wistfully dreaming of the things they’ve left behind—a little house in New Hampshire, delightfully naughty nephews, cheerfully bubbly nieces. Full of warmth, simplicity, and charm, this is the story of an old cat and an old woman who miss their children and enjoy their visits, but who value their peace and quiet.

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