A while ago a relative gave me an old book about a cat called Willum. As I like old books and cats, I was most pleased with the gift. Little did I know what a gem this book would be because it contained wonderful drawings and stories about the adventures of a very nice cat that lived in 1960s England.
Willum was a glove puppet that would make an appearance on a children's show called 'Small Time'. He was quite a special puppet cat because it seems he had many professions - some glamorous, some not, and some straight out of the 60s.
So...here are some of his adventures...
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| Willum the Barrow Boy |
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| Willum the Lord |
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| Willum the Dustman |
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| Willum the Newspaperman |
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| Willum the Zoo Keeper |
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| Willum the Milkman |
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| Willum the Coalman |
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| Willum the Movie Star |
I like old books about cats too (also old postcards of cats).
ReplyDeleteA delightful post about a children's favourite who even had a refuse collector's role.
ReplyDeleteHow funny! I too love cats and old books. Well a particular cat, and old books. The cat likes "sleeping on the job" as much as Willum did :-) Jo
ReplyDeleteOh, how neat! I love old children's books (and cats), too. Thank you for sharing it.
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ReplyDeleteI had this book when i was a child, I thoroughly enjoyed every minute I spent reading it. Thank you for reminding me of it. I never saw the tv series, we had no tv, but the book gave me ideas that i carried through to tales I told my children.
ReplyDeleteI remember Pussycat Willum and Muriel Young from the TV show, But I've never heard of the book before. Thank you for bringing back some happy memories. :-)
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