GRANDMA MURPHY’S PUSSYCAT
WRITTEN BY MAURA FINN
“This brave kitty will delight, even on the darkest of nights.”
“This sensationally sophisticated lyrical nighttime stroll through the shadows and the gothic-like town, past the eerie woods and to the final destination is pouncing with surprises, twinkling with enchantment and oozing with a deliciously spooky suspense ...”
“Highly Recommended: Maura Finn has created a suspenseful narrative with a rhythmic, rhyming text that maintains a lovely tempo and demands to be shared and read aloud... Lucinda Gifford’s illustrations perfectly mirror the text. They are dark and moody, yet age appropriate for the perceived audience.”
HARDBACK | AFFIRM PRESS | 32 PAGES | AGES 3-8
PUBLICATION DATE: 24 SEPTEMBER 2024
At midnight's strike as all lie sleeping,
comes a figure, crawling, creeping ...
Grandma Murphy's Pussycat is out in the world at last!
It was a genuine joy to illustrate Maura Finn’s lyrical, magical rhyming text, following the night-time escapades of a slinky, black cat in a mysterious medieval setting.
I’m happy to share some of my artwork below at last (hurrah!) as well as some gorgeous kittties (whom I am reliably informed are NOT allowed out at night) enjoying the book in their own glorious ways.
Work in progress on illustrations:
From my sketchbook:
