Nero Corleone isn’t your average cat. He’s much worse. On a farm somewhere in Italy, a black cat named Nero reigns supreme. There’s not one animal on the farm that doesn’t do exactly as Nero orders, even the dog. Then one day,Nero visits the house on the nearby hill, where a young German couple is vacationing, and there he has his first taste of the good life. Warm delicious condensed milk and sausage sandwiches! Soon after, Nero and his sister Rosa travel ten hours to their new home in Germany. But nothing really changes for Nero; he simply goes from being farm bully to being neighborhood bully. In this irresistible and warmly-told novel, where humans seem simple, and animals complex, Nero stops at nothing to get what he wants in life. But as time passes, even Nero begins to learn the lessons of life. Elke Heidenreich is a well-known columnist in Germany. Her satirical columns about everyday subjects appear in the biweekly magazine Brigitte. Quint Buchholz Hanser has illustrated many books for children. Both author and illustrator make their homes in Germany.

Related: Fantasy, Germany, Italy, Primary (ages 6-9)

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• ISBN: 9780670873951
• Author: Heidenreich, Elke
• Illustrator: Buchholz, Quint
• Translator: Orgel, Doris
• Published: 1997, Viking Juvenile
• Themes: Adventure, animal, cat, Farm, New home, Travel
• Descriptors: Fantasy, Germany, Italy, Primary (ages 6-9)
• No. of pages: 96