Gobollino The Witch's Cat

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Just got this out of the library for dd (8) and it is going down a storm! I loved it when I was little, does anyone else remember it? Its by Ursula Moray Williams.

Agree, its a lovely book. Has your dd read The Little Wooden Horse? There's also a sequel to the two together - funnily enough, its called Gobbolino & the Little Wooden Horse

I've got the story tape as MP3's - Witches Cat, Kitchen Cat and Ships Cat - my DD loves them

I loved it too. Can't wait to read it with DD.

I still have a copy.

Get 'Bogwoppit' if you can, that's even better (imho).

Oh I loved this book and does anyone remember the song? It used to make me cry. Such a lovely, gentle, sweet story.

Ooooh have just sent off for this for ds (he's only 4 though so hope won't be too beyond him). I loved it as a child and thinkhe will love it too. Little Wooden Horse sooooo beautiful.

One fine night in a witch's cavern,
two little kittens crept under the door,
one called Sootica (have I remembered it right??) was black all over,
the other, Gobolino, had one white paw.

LOVED IT

Yay yay yay! That's the song! (Yes, it was Sootica).

Who has a home for a kitten?
Who has a home for a cat?
Gobbolino you may call me
I just want a fire and a mat.

Gobbolino and The Little Wooden Horse were two of my favourite childhood books,

Thank you so much for reminding me of this book. I loved it as a child! I'll need to look it out...

I have just read it to my 5 year old dd and she loved it! - any black cat she sees, she thinks might be Gobbolino!