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product_id: 15919681
title: "Benjamin West and His Cat Grimalkin"
price: "£7.04"
currency: GBP
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 8
url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/15919681-benjamin-west-and-his-cat-grimalkin
store_origin: GB
region: United Kingdom
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# Benjamin West and His Cat Grimalkin

**Price:** £7.04
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- **What is this?** Benjamin West and His Cat Grimalkin
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## Description

Newbery Award–winning author Marguerite Henry’s beloved novel about a boy who would do anything to paint is now available in a refreshed paperback edition. Benjamin West was born with an extraordinary gift—the gift of creating paintings of people, animals, and landscapes so true to life they “took one’s breath away.” But Benjamin is part of a deeply religious Quaker family, and Quaker beliefs forbid the creation of images. Because Benjamin’s family didn’t approve of his art, he had to make his own painting supplies. The local Native Americans taught him how to mix paints from earth, clay, and plants. And his cat, Grimalkin, sacrificed hair from his tail for Ben’s brushes. This classic story from Newbery Award–winning author Marguerite Henry features the original text with gorgeous new cover art.

Review: Adventurous and Interesting - The characters and their personalities were wonderful. Especially Grimalkin! Each chapter held its own adventure! It was Hope filled and encouraging!
Review: Old fashioned cat tale. - Cute old fashioned tale.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #54,270 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #77 in Children's Art Fiction #372 in Children's Cat Books (Books) #407 in Children's Biographies (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 357 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Adventurous and Interesting
*by B***N on January 10, 2024*

The characters and their personalities were wonderful. Especially Grimalkin! Each chapter held its own adventure! It was Hope filled and encouraging!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Old fashioned cat tale.
*by R***. on June 19, 2025*

Cute old fashioned tale.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Love it
*by C***E on August 19, 2025*

This book was so fun and it really drove empathy for those living before/during the revolutionary war. Many historical fiction books are slow and hard but this one is light and intreaguing. ,my kids wanted more when it was over.

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*Store origin: GB*
*Last updated: 2026-06-06*