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Judith Kerr

The Forgetful Mog

January 19, 2025October 14, 2024 by JosieHolford

Thanks to the #1970 Club,  I have a new mog in my life and a new literary best friend in Mog the Forgetful Cat.  “Once there was a cat called Mog. She lived with a family called Thomas. Mog was nice but not very clever. She didn’t understand a lot of things. A lot of … Read more

Categories Books, The Cat Tags cats, children's literature, Judith Kerr, Margaret Meek 13 Comments

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