Carbonel and Calidor

The third and final book in the Carbonel trilogy Young Prince Calidor grows up a happy and obedient kitten, knowing that one day the enchanted kingdom of Cat Country will be his to rule. But his sheltered life is shaken up when he meets Dumpsie, a feisty cat altogether different from the spoiled Persians Calidor's parents introduce him to. Dumpsie shows Calidor that there's a world outside of Cat Country. And then Calidor does the unthinkable: he becomes apprentice to a witch. Who can talk sense into a cat like that? Why, Carbonel's oldest friends, Rosemary and John, who once again come to rescue.

Barbara Sleigh (1906—1982) is the author of Carbonel: The King of the Cats, The Kingdom of Carbonel, and Carbonel & Calidor (all from the New York Review Children’s Collection). She worked for the BBC’s Children’s Hour.

Charles Front has illustrated many books, including Never Say Macbeth, The Great White Whale, and The Little Dressmaker.