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T. S Eliot´s Old Possum´s Practical Cats finally gets the companion volume that Eliot had envisaged, written by master of poetry Christopher Reid and illustrated by Elliot Elam.

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I´ve rounded up a rowdy assembly
Of my own Consequential Dogs
As counterparts to Eliot´s mogs.
Mine are a rough and ready bunch:
You wouldn´t take them out to lunch . . .
But if they strike you as friendly, funny,
Full of bounce and fond of a romp,
Forgetful of poetic pomp,
I trust you´ll take them as you find them
And, at the very least, not mind them.

T. S. Eliot´s best-selling collection of practical cat poems has been one of the most successful poetry collections in the world.

For the first time in company history a companion volume will be published. Originally conceived by Eliot himself, Old Toffer´s Book of Consequential Dog poems are a witty, varied and exquisitely compiled as Eliot´s cats.

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Reid is a real master craftsman, and even though his poems are pitched at younger readers, perhaps from seven or eight and up, there is plenty for grown-ups to enjoy too. Scotsman

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Elam, Elliot
Elliot Elam is a self-trained illustrator living in Walthamstow. Over the years he has illustrated for all sorts of publications, including the BBC, Channel 4, The Big Issue, The Guardian, Penguin Books and Victoria University Press. Elliot has also built theatre sets and painted scenery and carnival floats at Disneyland. He illustrated the cover for Six Bad Poets, also by Christopher Reid.

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