And now, my father has died, and his widower returned to the land of his birth, leaving Pippa and Katie Cat needing a new home. Neighbours were popping in daily, but the cats were spending more time away from home, probably seeking human company. This is a funny story of a Sid the cat who unbeknown to the residents of Aristotle Street has six different owners who all feed him dinner... Sid clearly has an appetite.

Unbeknownst to each of his owners, Sid the cat lives with six different people on the same street. By doing so, he’s able to get six different dinners every night! He also answers to six names, sleeps in six beds, and maintains six different personalities. Sid has six owners, lives in six houses and has six dinners a day. Life is just about purrfect . . . Each of Sid’s ‘fursonas’ equate to a different cat archetype as established by folklore, nailed down by T. S. Eliot. DESIRE

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] Because the residents don’t talk to each other, they don’t realise. But when they do find out, they’re furious. So Sid moves to Pythagoras Place, where people chat with their neighbours, so they know he’s a six-dinner cat, The silo mentality of the inhabitants of Aristotle street is exploited by the eponymous cat to score six dinners every day - at some psychic cost as he must remember six distinct names and identities, but the illustrations show him becoming pleasingly plump at the end of the day so the stress of performing the different roles required of him does not seem too overwhelming but perhaps that stress does precipitate the cough that exposes the dangers of the Aristotelian approach to life and brings to an end one phase of Sid's heroic life, dedicated to the pursuit of life, liberty and six dinners a day and the rejection of the bourgeois anthropocentrism of the Aristotelians. The mask comes off! The vet sees the same cat six times and makes a few phone calls. This is the big reveal.

Six-dinner Sid lives on Aristotle Street, whose residents pay no attention to one another. So each day Sid sashays from house to house eating six different dinners, sleeping in six different beds, being scratched in six different places. Until...busted! Count on Sid to find a solution that satisfies his supersized appetite for food and love. A sly commentary on the atomisation and breakdown of traditional social cohesion in urban communities that possibly also contrasts Aristotle and Pythagoras as philosophical and social role models in the form of a children's picture book. I read this charming book while waiting at our vet's office. The titular Sid visits six different homes on his street, and each family thinks they are the only ones feeding him ... until he gets a cough. Pretty soon, all of the families know what Sid is up to. Benjamin Britten's 'For I Will Consider My Cat, Geoffrey' from 'Rejoice in the Lamb' Cantata Sample: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7vaGsriUuThe Numicon Shapes can be explored in a variety of different ways to encourage children to learn about number. They can also be used in counting and calculation activities. A sly commentary on the atomisation and breakdown of traditional social cohesion in urban communities that possibly also contrasts Aristotle and Pythagoras as philosophical and social role models in the form of a children’s picture book. Pip Jones (31 January 2014). "Pip Jones's top 10 cats in children's books". The Guardian . Retrieved 23 September 2021. 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! This is a great book for cat lovers who can appreciate the 90% intellectual and the 10% calculating ways of our fabulous feline family members. Sid is a cat who is addicted to having six meals a day and glories in this lifestyle. Manipulative, persuasive and a charmer he has wrapped everybody round his little paw - each owner believes that Sid belongs to them only... until the day he is found out!

Thanks to an inviting review from my GR friend Laysee, who was buoyed by Sid when she was feeling ill, I helped myself to Sid and his six dinners and saved him for a proverbial rainy day. I'm glad I did; this clever cutie has me smiling and I know he will again and again. Because [in Pythagoras Place] everybody knew [about Sid’s six dinners] nobody minded. Six Dinner SidWe found friends who might offer the cats a new home, and took them round at time the cats were normally home. We knew Pippa had not been seen for a few days, but food was going, and Katie presumably wasn’t eating all of it. The silo mentality of the inhabitants of Aristotle street is exploited by the eponymous cat to score six dinners every day – at some psychic cost as he must remember six distinct names and identities, but the illustrations show him becoming pleasingly plump at the end of the day so the stress of performing the different roles required of him does not seem too overwhelming but perhaps that stress does precipitate the cough that exposes the dangers of the Aristotelian approach to life and brings to an end one phase of Sid’s heroic life, dedicated to the pursuit of life, liberty and six dinners a day and the rejection of the bourgeois anthropocentrism of the Aristotelians. Goodreads reviewer stars – ½ star off for calling Sid’s people his owners. I hate that term as it relates to dogs, cats, and all animals. Six Dinner Sid is considered a modern classic in children’s picture books. It has sold over 250,000 copies since it was published, is a Smarties Award winner, and is in the Daily Telegraph’s top 50 children’s books of all time.

Maurice Ravel's L'Enfant et les sortilège: The Cat Sample: www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2BCyDlUKMk (starting from 6:00 minute on) My father was a vociferous atheist, but the cats’ new humans believe the coGod-incidence of my husband mentioning Pippa and Katie when they’d privately decided to home cats again was a Sign. My father would be very amused - and happy for them all. Sid is a cat with six owners, six names, and most importantly, six different dinners! This charming and sneaky pet loves his indulgent lifestyle, until one day he is found out… A very popular story with children and cat lovers. Sid is one of the boldest and cheekiest of the many picture book cats.Eleanor Stodart (14 December 1991). "A neighbourhood too stuffy for this cool cat" (scan). The Canberra Times. p.47 . Retrieved 23 September 2021– via Trove. .. as a whole the book is attractive and one that adults will enjoy reading to children. However, he is required to be a different cat depending on the house. Slightly older children will appreciate this because at school different teachers require different things. Younger children with blended houses living in separate houses will also get it — the idea that different situations and people require different versions of yourself.