It\'s a big day for Jenny Linsky, the shy little black cat of Greenwich Village, when her brothers, Checkers and Edward, take her out for her birthday.
Esther Averill would eventually write twelve more tales about Miss Linsky and her friends including the I Can Read Book, The Fire Cat, each of which was eagerly awaited by children all over the United States (and their parents, too)..
She wrote her first Book about the red-scarfed, mild-mannered cat Jenny Linsky in 1944, modeling its heroine on her own shy cat.
In 1941, Esther Averill returned to the United States and found a job in the New York Public Library while continuing her work as a publisher.
The Domino Press introduced American readers to artists from all over the world.
After graduating from Vassar College in 1923, she moved first to New York City and then to Paris, where she founded her own publishing company.
About the Author: Esther Averill (1902-1992) began her career as a storyteller drawing cartoons for her local newspaper.
Join Jenny and her friends in their romp around town in this beautiful Birthday story Ages 4 and up.
There they will invite friends and strangers to share a picnic supper and dance the night away.
They pick up her notorious friends along the way, including the twins Romulus and Remus, who have brought a special present, and Pickles, the Fire Cat, who gathers everyone into his red fire truck to take them to the park.
It\'s a big day for Jenny Linsky, the shy little black cat of Greenwich Village, when her brothers, Checkers and Edward, take her out for her birthday
