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The Tale of Tom Kitten - A Book Review

The Tale of Tom Kitten
Tom Kitten - Beatrix Potter

The Tale of Tom Kitten by Beatrix Potter is about how Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit, a Mother Cat who bathed and dressed up her kittens - Moppet, Mittens and Tom in the fine outfits for an evening tea to which her friends were invited. Being in a hurry to finish her chores, she let her kittens out to play. What happened next does not need much guessing. Tom’s struggle to stay inside his clothes proved to be in vain. Jemima Puddle Duck also comes in the story. However, the kittens had to stay back in their room, while the guests came in.

A few illustrations from the book:

Water Colour- Beatrix Potter
Beatrix Potter - Water Colour


The Tale of Tom Kitten by Beatrix Potter beautifully portrays the mundane and sometimes exasperating life of mothers. The naughty brood and their adventures will definitely invoke laughter in kids. The monotonous routine like Mrs. Tabitha Twitchit go through can be easily related to the stay- at- home mommies. It reminded me of my sister who duly gives bath and dresses up her kids only to see dirt smeared faces , messy hair and stained pants only a few minutes later. The author concluded the story by saying that she might require another book to write about Tom Kitten alone. I agree with her and felt it could have been titled as the Tale of Three Kittens as it is mainly about the misadventures of the three kittens –Moppet, Mittens and Tom.

Age group - 4yrs – 8yrs
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