 First edition | |
| Author | Beatrix Potter |
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| Illustrator | Beatrix Potter |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Publisher | Frederick Warne & Co |
Publication date | 1971 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0-7232-1420-4 |
| Preceded by | The Tale of the Faithful Dove |
The Sly Old Cat is a children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter in 1906, and first published by Frederick Warne & Co. in 1971, almost thirty years after Potter's death. The story tells of a cat who invites a rat to a tea party with the intention of eating him, but the rat outwits her and leaves the party with a muffin in a paper bag.[1][2][3]
- ^ Taylor et al. 1987, p. 130
- ^ Lear 2007, p. 280
- ^ MacDonald 1986, p. 50