Six-Dinner Sid Explained
| Six-Dinner Sid |
| Author: | Inga Moore |
| Illustrator: | Inga Moore |
| Country: | England |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Children's picture book |
| Published: | 1990 (Simon & Schuster) |
| Media Type: | Print (hardback) |
| Pages: | 40 (unpaginated) |
| Followed By: | Six Dinner Sid: A Highland Adventure |
| Isbn: | 9780750003049 |
| Oclc: | 22311048 |
Six-Dinner Sid is a 1990 Children's picture book by Inga Moore. It is about a sleek black cat called Sid who manages to reside at six homes at the same time, receiving all the benefits, including six daily meals. After being caught out, Sid goes to a different neighbourhood to receive the same pampering from households that don't mind.
Reception
A review in Kirkus Reviews of Six-Dinner Sid wrote "Moore makes the most of her tall tale in amusing illustrations detailing Sid's several characters, then ends with a satisfying twist..."[1] Booklist found that "Children will empathize with the actions and attitudes of this charmingly greedy feline."[2]
Six-Dinner Sid has also been reviewed by The Canberra Times,[3] Publishers Weekly,[4] School Library Journal,[5] Horn Book Guides,[6] Five to Seven,[7] and Magpies.[8]
It has been included on favourite cat book lists,[9] and has been mentioned regarding cat legal cases.[10]
It won the 1990 Nestlé Smarties Book Prize 0–5 Years.[11]
Moore wrote a sequel involving Sid, Six Dinner Sid: A Highland Adventure, which was published in 2010.[12]
External links
Library holdings of Six-Dinner Sid
Notes and References
- Six-Dinner Sid . 1 June 1991 . Kirkus Reviews . Kirkus Media LLC . 23 September 2021.
- Six-Dinner Sid . Leone McDermott . Booklist . American Library Association . 23 September 2021.
- News: The Canberra Times . A neighbourhood too stuffy for this cool cat . Eleanor Stodart . .. as a whole the book is attractive and one that adults will enjoy reading to children. . 47 . 14 December 1991 . 23 September 2021 . scan . Trove.
- Six-Dinner Sid . Moore's warm watercolors depict a cozy, hillside neighborhood peopled with distinctively quirky characters. ... This tale of multiple mischief is as clever as the cat it features. . 29 April 1991 . Publishers Weekly . PWxyz LLC. 23 September 2021.
- Six-Dinner Sid . Marge Loch-Wouters . Moore's text and lush illustrations work together to create a book that can be shared one-on-one or with a group. Readers will be happy to have this cat come back again and again. . School Library Journal . Media Source Inc. . 23 September 2021.
- Six-Dinner Sid . Delightful story and pictures. . Horn Book Guides . Media Source Inc. . 1991 . 23 September 2021.
- 1 July 2001 . Big Books Year 2: Six Dinner Sid . Maria Rodrigues del Gado . Five to Seven . Mark Allen Group . 1 . 3 . 22–25 . 10.12968/ftse.2001.1.3.16942 . 1473-4044.
- November 1992 . Six-Dinner Sid . 37 . Magpies: Talking About Books For Children . 7 . Magpies Magazine . 0817-0088.
- News: Pip Jones . 31 January 2014 . Pip Jones's top 10 cats in children's books . It's a sweet story of a cat who really thinks he's got it sussed, with all six owners believing Sid belongs to them… until they all find out. Busted! . The Guardian . 23 September 2021.
- News: Mark Duell . 16 January 2020 . The £24,000 legal fight over a cat: Award-winning gardener is BANNED from feeding her neighbour's moggie after years of battling in courts . The case has been compared to the Six Dinner Sid children's books by Inga Moore . Daily Mail.
- Web site: The Nestle Children's Book Prize . clarelibrary.ie . Clare Library . 23 September 2021.
- Book: Six Dinner Sid: A Highland Adventure . Inga Moore . 2010 . . 9780340988954 . 455803269 . 23 September 2021.
