DOUGAL'S DIARY - David Greagg

Book Cover
Author Information
Author Name: 
David Greagg
Author's Home Country: 
Australia
Publication Details
Book Title: 
Dougal's Diary
Year of Publication: 
Clan Destine Press
Categories & Groupings
Category: 
Memoir
Special Interests: 
Cats
Book Synopsis

After some traumatic early life experiences, Dougal the black-and-white kitten falls on his paws into a loving home with two kind humans. 

Dougal decides to repay his humans’ kindness by trying to be a Good Cat at all times. 

But when you have a little sister like Shadow, being good isn’t as easy as it should be; because Shadow is an alley-cat who eats his food and loves rummaging in bins and stealing from neighbours’ barbecues.

And, although they don’t know it, the kind humans are not in charge in this house. That role goes to the imperious old cat Belladonna, who does not take kindly to newcomers in her space.

Dougal and Shadow’s new home also has a large resident family of wattle-birds, and a supporting cast of neighbouring cats with agendas of their own; so the kittens must learn their place in the pecking order. 

Dougal’s diplomatic skills will be tested to their limit as he tries to make sense of human and feline psychology.

Book Review

Dougal’s Diary is about a kitten that tries to be a good cat for his humans but his little sister Shadow doesn’t make it easy.

I loved the book from the start and it was very humorous. I would also like to read it again. I, for one, would recommend other children my age to read this book and hope they would like it just as much as I did. Dougal’s Diary kept me interested the whole time. It was also very hard to put it down because I liked it so much.

The purpose of the story is to definitely entertain people and also see a cat’s point of view.  On every couple of pages there would be a picture of a cat which would be Dougal or Shadow. The pictures are sketched and go well with the book. The cover of Dougal’s Diary looks just like a realistic old diary but with paw prints.

I personally adored Dougal’s Diary and it is a very interesting book.

I hope there will be a whole series on Dougal & Shadow.

Chloe - 10 years old.

Submitted 10 months 2 weeks ago by Karen.
Friday, July 6, 2012 - 6:10pm

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