The Cheshire Cheese Cat: A Dickens of a Tale: A Dickens of a Tale Audiobook

" love this book! Such strong, descriptive words. Charles Dickens makes many appearances and save the day! "It was the best of times..." "

" Loved the friendship between Skilley and Pip--not to mention all the Dickensian references! "

" Sweet story - reminds me of Poppy by Avi. "

" I liked it, but I didn't love it. "

" clever and rather tongue in cheek. would recommend "

" an alley cat named Skilley finds the home of his dreams in a cheese factory and pub in Dickens's London. He befriends the mice instead of eating them and discovers many mysteries surrounding his new abode. Gentle humor, word play and delightful characters. "

" Charles Dickens and Cheese, what's not to love? "

" This book was really well written and fun for the whole family. "

" Nice. A cat, Skilley, finds the perfect job at an Inn. He pretends to catch mice, the mice feed him cheese. His life becomes more complicated when his nemesis arrives, he finds a mysterious guest in the attic is tied to the future of England and Queen Victoria must be alerted. "

" Loved this book! Had great hopes as a Newbery hopeful... too bad. Skilley and Pip are true friends! I love them together. Tom and Jerry of a different nature :0) Great story. "

" A fun story, aimed at the middle-grade-reading-level audience. Charles Dickens is actually a character in the story, as are a few other famous authors from the Victorian era. Fans of books like Kate DiCamillo's Tale of Despereaux will get a kick out of this one. "

" Really good because it is about a cat and a mouse getting along. "

" I listened to the audio version of this book. I really liked it. "

" The Cheshire Cheese Cat had delightful narration, but the story didn't interest me. I stopped listening to the audiobook. "

" A clever, fun and utterly delightful tale. "

" 4.5 really, it was a quick read, quite humorous, I love it! "

" He was the best of toms, he was the worst of toms... Oh, I had such great expectations for this book and was not disappointed. Clever plays on the works of Charles Dickens. "

" Cute, but too young for Garden State Teen Book Awards. "

" I wonder if this might be paired with Ravenmaster's Secret. "

" This is where my review would go. 1 to 10 stars. "

" I finally gave in and abandoned this book. I have been reading it for almost six weeks now and have no desire to pick it up. I think 3rd and 4th may enjoy the story, but I just can't stay interested. "

" A cute story about a cat and a mouse who become friends. I liked the numerous references to Dicken's books, the Tower Ravens, and a sudden appearance of Queen Victoria. Reminds me of a lighter, happier Tale of Despereaux. "

" Very cute book! Loved the characters and the witty references to A Tale of Two Cities that obviously kids wouldn't pick up on, but adults do! Will be adding this book to my list of good read alouds for my 4th and 5th graders. "

" very witty - well written! "