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Milli could take a thing that was a nothing and turn it into a something. She could find any old forgotten this or that, give it a bit of a wiggle, and transform it into something amazing. But no one in her town valued what Milli could do, and she was far too shy to insist. No one ever wanted anything special. So Milli spent her time making brown shoes, black shoes and plain old work boots.
But then comes the day two vagabonds roll into town - crazy Jack and his dancing cat. Sturdy new boots are exactly what they need, but what can they give Milli in exchange? Dancing lessons! So they teach her jazz and ballet and tap. They do the two-step, the three-step and the tricky-twisting-backward-slide-four-step. And Milli begins to feel brave and free. So she makes them the most beautiful shoes she can imagine. She rustles up a few amazing things for herself, too. And eventually even the townspeople have to take notice.
Source: Allen and Unwin
(https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/books/childrens/picture-books/Milli-Jack-and-the-Dancing-Cat-Stephen-Michael-King-9781865087474)
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Notes
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Included in the 2004 White Ravens Catalogue compiled by the International Youth Library in Munich, Germany. International understanding.
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This is affiliated with Dr Laurel Cohn's Picture Book Diet because it contains representations of food and/or food practices.
Food depiction - Incidental
Food types - Everyday foods
- Discretionary foods
- High sugar foods
Food practices - Eating in - snack
- Food serving
Gender - Food serving - female
Signage n/a
Positive/negative value n/a Food as sense of place n/a Setting n/a Food as social cohesion - Social gatherings
Food as cultural identity - White Australian characters
Food as character identity n/a Food as language n/a
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Cooperation and Negotiation : Formation of Subjectivity in Japanese and Australian Picture Books
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Subjectivity in Asian Children's Literature and Film : Global Theories and Implications 2012; (p. 59-77) -
Untitled
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 48 no. 2 2004; (p. 27)
— Review of Milli, Jack and the Dancing Cat 2003 single work picture book -
The Vagabond's Way
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Limelight , September 2003; (p. 62)
— Review of Milli, Jack and the Dancing Cat 2003 single work picture book -
Ways of Seeing
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 256 2003; (p. 64-65)
— Review of Hello Puppy! 2003 single work picture book ; Grandpa's Gate 2003 single work picture book ; Little Red Bear 2003 single work picture book ; Milli, Jack and the Dancing Cat 2003 single work picture book ; Loni and the Moon 2003 single work picture book -
Young Readers
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 4-5 October 2003; (p. 13)
— Review of The Duck Catcher 2003 single work picture book ; Milli, Jack and the Dancing Cat 2003 single work picture book
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A Close Look At : Stephen Michael King's Milli, Jack and the Dancing Cat
2003
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 18 no. 3 2003; (p. 4-5)
— Review of Milli, Jack and the Dancing Cat 2003 single work picture book -
Picture Book
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 26 July 2003; (p. 6)
— Review of Milli, Jack and the Dancing Cat 2003 single work picture book -
Young Readers
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 4-5 October 2003; (p. 13)
— Review of The Duck Catcher 2003 single work picture book ; Milli, Jack and the Dancing Cat 2003 single work picture book -
Ways of Seeing
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 256 2003; (p. 64-65)
— Review of Hello Puppy! 2003 single work picture book ; Grandpa's Gate 2003 single work picture book ; Little Red Bear 2003 single work picture book ; Milli, Jack and the Dancing Cat 2003 single work picture book ; Loni and the Moon 2003 single work picture book -
The Vagabond's Way
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: Limelight , September 2003; (p. 62)
— Review of Milli, Jack and the Dancing Cat 2003 single work picture book -
Cooperation and Negotiation : Formation of Subjectivity in Japanese and Australian Picture Books
2012
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Subjectivity in Asian Children's Literature and Film : Global Theories and Implications 2012; (p. 59-77)