The Upside-Down Cat (1981) Elizabeth Parsons

Authors

Maughn Gregory, Independent ScholarFollow

Files

Description

Lily Black, nicknamed the “Upside-Down Cat” from her habit of lying on her back over a hot-air register to keep warm, lives with Joe and his parents in New York City and summers with them in Maine. When she disappears at the end of one summer, Joe and his family have no choice but to return to New York without her. A kind lobsterman finds Lily, takes care of her all winter, and becomes fond of her. The next summer, when Joe finds Lily on the man’s boat, they have to decide whom Lily really belongs to—if anyone.

Publication Date

1982

Publisher

Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children

City

Montclair

Keywords

being lost, belonging, education, pets, philosophy for children

Disciplines

Education | Philosophy

Comments

Originally published in Thinking: The Journal of Philosophy for Children 4(1): 1.

Recommended Citation

Gregory, Maughn, "The Upside-Down Cat (1981) Elizabeth Parsons" (1982). Chapter Books. 5.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/iapc_thinkingstories_chapterbooks/5