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The Cat Mummy

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The Cat Mummy by Nick Sharratt, and Jacqueline Wilson

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By Nick Sharratt, and and, Jacqueline Wilson

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263 reviews

Verity adores her cat Mabel, and is desperately sad when she dies. Remembering lessons about Ancient Egypt, Verity mummifies Mabel. Her dad and grandparents can’t bear to talk about death, as Verity’s mum died in childbirth. Now the family learns that it’s time to talk. An accessible handling of bereavement in an enjoyable style, for readers of 7+.

Reviews

27 Sep 2025

This book deals with death and family relationships. It's popular with my Y4 class.

26 Sep 2025

This book was a bit sad, but it was about a girl who lost her cat. She tried to make her a cat mummy to preserve her body, so she doesn't have to stay underground, but it has a bittersweet ending

24 Jul 2025

A good book.

02 Jan 2025

Verity's cat mabel has died and Verity preserved mabel like the ancient Egyptians. I would give this book to kendal because she loves cats.

12 Aug 2024

This book was nice at the beginning but sad when mabel died, I did enjoy it though

25 Jul 2024

It was sad I cried
I thought it was a cat book which is fiction
I love cats

11 Dec 2023

I loved the part Mabel the cat was with the girl but felt sad when the cat died.

23 Sep 2023

It was really fun and great

31 Aug 2023

This book was a little bit sad at some points but I still enjoyed reading it

18 Aug 2023

This book was'nt bad it was jut a bit too short to me and pretty straightforward.

08 Aug 2023

I liked this book but it also made me feel abit sad

13 Dec 2022

Good book
Love the author
Love the pics

26 Aug 2022

Boring story.

09 Aug 2022

It’s such a sad but great Book

13 Jul 2022

I love Jacqueline Wilson books. They are sad but they help kids understand things better. In this book a girls cat died and she tried to mummify him! It’s perfect for those experienced a pet dying.

13 Jul 2022

It was another sad book but this time, a girls cat died. She tried to mummify him!

16 Dec 2021

It was a goos book but i would change the part when she scream sat her cat because it is very sad and her cat dies after that.i like the cat because she is very fluffy and nice.I would recommend it because ow we will learn to like our pets more.

18 Sep 2021

I didn't really like it when the cat died but at the end it was really nice because she got a new kitten. My favourite character was Verity because she's really kind. I would recommend this book!

17 Sep 2021

This was quite a sad story because the cat died and it was Verity's only pet and she loved her cat so much. I would definitely recommend it though. My favourite character is Verity because she is kind and has lots of friends.

02 Sep 2021

I didn't like this book much. It gave me the creeps when Verity found her cat, Mabel, dead. The author described every part: that Mabel was starting to feel weird and smell bad and that she was stiff. I t horrified me when Verity mummified Mabel because I knew how it was going to end. I would not recommend this book.

21 Aug 2021

I liked it because it was about cats and cats are my favourite animals. It was good because it was about history as well.

16 Aug 2021

Ok. Its alright but a bit weird. I liked all her friends.maybe.

13 Aug 2021

It was quite sad but its weird that at the end she got someone else's kitten. My favourite character was mabel the cat

07 Aug 2021

It was amazing! I Cry a bit when ı came to the end.

04 Aug 2021

Fun

03 Aug 2021

I think it's quite a good read. Verity loves her cat, Mabel. But when Mable is too old she dies so Verity makes her into a cat mummy as she does not want Mabel buried like her mum was when Verity was born.
I liked Verity the most. Yes I would recommend it to someone else.

02 Aug 2021

Sad

28 Jul 2021

I thought this was a brilliant book. It’s about a girl called Verity who has a cat called Mabel. Verity gets very upset and decides to mummify Mabel. My favourite character is Verity. I would definitely recommend this book.

22 Jul 2021

I like verity's character because she is so attached to her pet (like me!)

21 Jul 2021

I enjoyed reading this book although it was a little bit sad in places

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