The Cat on the Roof

This week is Children's Book Week and unlike adults, most children still love stories, storytellers and books. And in libraries, children are doing what they rarely do at school and at home: sitting quietly and listening intently. Many libraries present a read-aloud afternoon, this is usually on Wednesday afternoons when primary schools are closed. Some nurseries and primary schools visit the library with the children, sometimes children go with a parent or alone.
Of course, the intention is also to sell books after all most holidays are more about sales than promoting the theme in a natural way which in this case is the love of reading.

Apart from buying books and touting some, there is ok a children's jury who will declare 1 new book as the best (this is already known by the time book week starts and you guessed right: the chosen book is already printed including the mention 'chosen book 2025 by the children's jury'.

For those who buy some, there is also and children's book week gift (the most dumped book for which a writer is asked).

Arch, of course the cat on the roof is not a cat but.... a miss and her name is not Muffin but Minoes. It is the writer/journalist Tibbe she visits and with whom she finds shelter. A miss who hrars the latest news from the cats, one that changes from a cat into a human is not easy to deal with and misses on the roof or who, when you are out for a walk, suddenly start hunting or steal fish cause trouble.

The entire film in Dutch 👇

Part 1

Part 2

_{5.10.25
Prompts used: muffin + cat on the roof
Book: Minoes
Writer: Annie M.G. Schmidt}