Mog and the V.E.T.: The illustrated adventures of the nation’s favourite cat, from the author of The Tiger Who Came To Tea (Mog the Cat Books)

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All of our storybook resources are hand-made by teachers. Therefore, you can guarantee that they are of high quality and perfect for classroom use. They also come in a handy eco-friendly version meaning that you can keep printing costs to a minimum. Each book was written and illustrated by Judith Kerr. They were released between the years of 1970 to 2015, making the books one of the longest-lasting children's book series in history. The vet's waiting room was full of people with other animals, all of which were sitting quietly with their owners. But not so Mog, she started creating such a fuss that soon the other animals joined in. This brought the vet out from his consulting room and he immediately realised that it was Mog who was causing the problem. When Mog injures her paw while chasing butterflies, the plump kitty is bundled off to the veterinarian, or "vee-ee-tee" as Mrs. Thomas is careful to call him, reasoning that while Mog might hate the vet, "she probably couldn't spell." Here Mog makes her discontent known, meowing loudly throughout the whole ordeal, bravely resisting as the vet attempts to extract her from her carrier basket, and taking the first opportunity to escape, after he has pulled a thorn from her paw. Chaos naturally ensues, as the dogs in the waiting room give chase, and the people attempt to restore calm. Mog dreams happily that night, but the vet is left a little less composed... Judith Kerr is an award-winning author and illustrator. She is famous for writing children's books such as the Mog series and The Tiger Who Came to Tea.

She didn't begin her writing career until her own children were born when she started making books for them to read. Oh dear,' said Mrs. Thomas, 'If it's not better by tomorrow she'll have to go the vee ee tee.' She said vee ee tee instead of vet so that Mog wouldn't understand. Mog hated going to the vet, but Mrs. Thomas thought she probably couldn't spell."

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This is another of the classic Mog series, which so essentially captures the unique expressiveness of the modern suburban cat. Mog is catching butterflies in the garden when she gets a thorn in a her paw, precipitating the inevitable trip to the vet. " Mog thought, 'I've got three other paws. I'll just walk on them instead.'" Mog is part of the family, the hapless Mrs. Thomas speaks to her as if she's human and the children's love for the family cat is clear. One day Mog was trying to catch a butterfly in the garden but jump and jump as she would, she could not catch it. But in making the attempt something went wrong with her paw and it was very, very sore.

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Your KS1 students will love learning about this loveable children's character with these marvellous Judith Kerr resources. Who is Judith Kerr? The children tell their parents that Mog doesn't seem quite right, and they say that if Mog isn't better by the morning she will have to go to the vee-ee-tee. I loved this language as, as an adult you might use this type of language so that children don't really understand what you are talking about. The following morning, Mog is off her food, she just lay on the floor feeling very sad. She was put into the cat basket, but stared meowing loudly because she knows something bad is about to happen.