Carbonel: The King of the Cats

Barbara Sleigh. New York Review of Books, $16.95 (216pp) ISBN 978-1-59017-126-4

Carbonel: The King of the Cats by Barbara Sleigh, illus. by V.H. Drummond, first published in 1955, stars young Rosemary, whose plan to buy a broom to clean houses over the summer takes an unexpected turn. The woman who sells her the broom also throws a cat into the bargain (for a few farthings extra), and the feline turns out to be enchanted. .

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