Gadoo the Cat

By Susan Kadian Gopigian
Illustrated by Susan Collier Bolt

Cloth - 9780980145304
Price: $16.95s

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Published 2008
Size: 8.5 x 11, Pages: 40

Subjects: Armenian Studies

Publisher: Shoushan Books


Description

The premise of Gadoo the Cat started with an Armenian proverb—‘The cat which is a cat, will run after a mouse.’ Although the story of Gadoo was told and retold more than a century ago, it still has relevance, interest and strength to contemporary readers. The images in this folksy story provoke a smile and give credence to the humble, instinctive understanding of the Armenian villager concerning life and living creatures. In short, you can’t change instinctive nature because some things are as they are.

Published by Shoushan Books

Reviews

“Gadoo the Cat is especially recommended as a book worthy of discussion, concerning how the proverb and folktale came to grow out of Armenian ideas and culture.”

— Midwest Book Review


My cat, Ruby, could never match the elegance of Gadoo the cat , but would agree with her that chasing mice is irresistible. This Armenian folktale, lovingly remembered, and retold by Susan Kadian Gopigian with sparkling illustrations by Susan Collier Bolt, brings the proverbial wisdom ‘that you ultimately are who you are’ to life. Sure to be enjoyed by those who may not have had the pleasure of hearing family tales or reading Susie Hoogasian-Villa’s One Hundred Armenian Folktales.

— Janet L. Langlois, associate professor of English and folklore studies at Wayne State University