Description
I’ve rounded up a rowdy assembly
Of my own Consequential Dogs
As counterparts to Eliot’s mogs.
Mine are a rough and ready bunch:
You wouldn’t take them out to lunch . . .
But if they strike you as friendly, funny,
Full of bounce and fond of a romp,
Forgetful of poetic pomp,
I trust you’ll take them as you find them
And, at the very least, not mind them.
T. S. Eliot’s best-selling collection of practical cat poems has been one of the most successful poetry collections ever. At last, in the 80th year of Old Possum’s Cats, we have the companion volume that Eliot had envisaged, written by master poet and Costa-winner, Christopher Reid.
This wonderfully witty and varied collection, illustrated in full-colour by the brilliant Sara Ogilvie, is perfect for younger readers to appreciate. A book that will be enjoyed by generations to come, perfect for reading together!







100 Poems
Half-Finished Heaven: Selected Poems
A Sonnet to Science
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
Stressed, Unstressed: Classic Poems to Ease the Mind (Edited by Jonathan Bate)
Selected Poems
The Last Poems of Jules Laforgue
Felicity
100 Poets
Masks & Ikons
The Complete Poems of Anna Akhmatova
Us
Blue Horses
Collected Poems and Drawings of Stevie Smith
Mustard, Custard, Grumble Belly and Gravy