Orlando a Seaside Holiday (Orlando the Marmalade Cat)

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Summary: A charming tale for young animal lovers
Review: In this charming book Orlando and his family travel to the seaside to escape the sweltering heat. They explore the town, play on the beach and have adventures with kites and bathing suits. While exploring the tidepools for possible mermaids they happen upon a shipwreck and Orlando bravely rescues an African queen and her people. The illustrations are wonderfully old fashioned and quirky little touches abound. Animals are especially well drawn, each having a great deal of personality and physical expression. Perfect books for animal loving young readers.

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Summary: childhood revisited
Review: This book was a childhood favourite of mine and my brothers. He is about to turn 40 and I am buying him the hardcover to replace our long lost edition. Great to see the original illustrations.