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| Author | Inga Moore |
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| Illustrator | Inga Moore |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's picture book |
| Published | 1990 (Simon & Schuster) |
| Publication place | England |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 40 (unpaginated) |
| ISBN | 9780750003049 |
| OCLC | 22311048 |
| Followed by | Six Dinner Sid: A Highland Adventure |
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..." Booklist found that "Children will empathize with the actions and attitudes of this charmingly greedy feline."
Six-Dinner Sid has also been reviewed by The Canberra Times, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Horn Book Guides, Five to Seven, and Magpies.
It has been included on favourite cat book lists, and has been mentioned regarding cat legal cases.
It won the 1990 Nestlé Smarties Book Prize 0–5 Years.
Moore wrote a sequel involving Sid, Six Dinner Sid: A Highland Adventure, which was published in 2010.
CD release
In 2005 a CD of Six-Dinner Sid was released and was narrated by British actor Peter Sallis best known for voicing Wallace in the Wallace & Gromit franchise as well as his role as Norman Clegg in Last of the Summer Wine.
References
- "Six-Dinner Sid". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. 1 June 1991. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- Leone McDermott. "Six-Dinner Sid". Booklist. American Library Association. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- 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.
- "Six-Dinner Sid". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz LLC. 29 April 1991. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
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.
- Marge Loch-Wouters. "Six-Dinner Sid". School Library Journal. Media Source Inc. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
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.
- "Six-Dinner Sid". Horn Book Guides. Media Source Inc. 1991. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
Delightful story and pictures.
- Maria Rodrigues del Gado (1 July 2001). "Big Books Year 2: Six Dinner Sid". Five to Seven. 1 (3). Mark Allen Group: 22–25. doi:10.12968/ftse.2001.1.3.16942. ISSN 1473-4044.
- "Six-Dinner Sid". Magpies: Talking About Books For Children. Vol. 7. Magpies Magazine. November 1992. p. 37. ISSN 0817-0088.
- 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!
- 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". Daily Mail.
The case has been compared to the Six Dinner Sid children's books by Inga Moore
- "The Nestle Children's Book Prize". clarelibrary.ie. Clare Library. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- Inga Moore (2010). Six Dinner Sid: A Highland Adventure. Hodder Children's Books. ISBN 9780340988954. OCLC 455803269. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- "Six Dinner Sid Book & CD". blackwells.co.uk.