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Article: Shoushan Books.(Gadoo the Cat: An Armenian Folktale)(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
- Article from:
- Children's Bookwatch
- Article date:
- January 1, 2009
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2009 Midwest Book Review. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Shoushan Books
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48301
c/o Wayne State University Press (distributor)
The Leonard N. Simons Building, 4809 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201-1309
9780980145304, $16.95 http://wsupress.wayne.edu 1-800-978-7323
Gadoo the Cat is a beloved Armenian folktale, elegantly retold by kindergarten teacher Susan Kadian Gopigian. Simplistic color illustrations bring to life this tale rooted in the Armenian proverb, "The cat which is a cat, will run after a mouse." Two kings are quarreling over the ancient nature versus nurture debate; one king believes that we are what we are born to be, while the other believes ...