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SumoKitty / David Biedrzycki.
A hungry cat gets a job hunting mice at a sumo training center (heya), but once the mice are gone he continues to stuff himself until he is too fat to chase the mice that have returned--so he decides to train with the sumo wrestlers, and SumoKitty becomes a scourge of mice and an inspiration to the wrestlers.
Record details
- ISBN: 1580896820
- ISBN: 9781580896825
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations
- Publisher: Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2019]
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Junior Library Guild selection. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 22.99 |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Cats > Juvenile fiction. Sumo > Juvenile fiction. Wrestling > Juvenile fiction. Perseverance (Ethics) > Juvenile fiction. |
| Genre: | Sports stories. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | STO JP Biedr | 31681020111753 | PICTURE | Checked out | 11/20/2025 |
- Baker & Taylor
Accepting a job in a sumo stable where he chases mice in exchange for food, a stray kitty becomes so well-fed that he decides to learn wrestling, in a whimsical tale inspired by the Japanese saying, âFall down seven times, stand up eight.â By the creator of the Breaking News series. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations. - Baker & Taylor
A hungry cat gets a job hunting mice at a sumo training center (heya), but once the mice are gone he continues to stuff himself until he is too fat to chase the mice that have returned--so he decides to train with the sumo wrestlers, and SumoKitty becomes a scourge of mice and an inspiration to the wrestlers. - Random House, Inc.
Watch out, mice! This cat is a sumo champion!
A stray kitty gets a job in a sumo stable, chasing mice in exchange for food. But when eating like a sumo wrestler slows our feline hero down, he realizes he must train like a wrestler, too. Through hard work and perseverance--and with a little help from a big buddy--SumoKitty is born! A funny and heartwarming story inspired by the Japanese saying "Fall down seven times, stand up eight."
