The Diary of a Killer Cat (The Killer Cat, 1)

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As they do, it is uncovered that their rabbit had been ill for quite some time and had died of its own accord. When inside their own home, Ellie’s family realise that they had made a mistake about Tuffy and apologise for thinking that he had murdered the rabbit. If your class or school is having to close for a while, these materials provide a home dimension as well as a clear route map outlining what to teach online, and what to practise at home.

The hilarious confessions of a ferocious feline Poor Ellie is horrified when her cat, Tuffy, drags a dead bird into the house. He is a ‘cheeky’ kind of character always trying to justify his actions, which the children would like.This is a humorous book about a cat that kills yet cannot understand why his family are upset with this. I guess if you want your child to read about how doing whatever you want is okay and then lieing to cover it up is okay, then read it.

The Diary of a Killer Cat is available direct from publisher Penguin books as an ePub eBook or as a downloadable audiobook. I’m the English Coordinator at a small little school and I took on the task last year of developing a guided reading programme for KS2 as I noticed this was missing from the school.This helps to compensate for the fact that the book does not have much substance, in terms of an obvious moral or purpose and so otherwise may not always be suitable for reluctant readers. This was one of my favourite books when I was younger and re-reading it several years later it is so clear why! The humour in this short story is unbelievably good, I was laughing out loud to myself from the first page and it's just as entertaining now as it ever was! But starting a new life isn't easy, and soon Tuffy starts to wonder if he's made a terrible mistake . It's perhaps not surprising that Anne has openly expressed astonishment at the fact that murder in the domestic setting is not even more common.

The family ends up covering up for this terrible cat by lieing to their neighbor about a dead bunny. Alternatively it is useful in demonstrating writing from the point of view of others, especially as children can often be quite one-sided in their thinking. When Tuffy the artful cat comes home with a bird in between his fangs his owner Eliie is beside herself. The narrative is lively and humorous and children of 7 and over who are not necessarily wholly confident readers will find it easily accessible. Moreover, the children could then create their own comic strip of events, either of the story presented in the book, or of their own one.Chock-a-block with lighthearted illustrations, readers experience a deliciously sharp and funny view of the world through a cat's eyes. Fine’s excellent use of humour is sure to keep children very engaged, as they get into the mindset of Tuffy as he embarks on various antics, mainly the killing of other innocent animals.