About this item
Mooch the cat desperately wants to get his friend Earl the dog a gift for the holidays, but Earl already has everything. "What do you give a guy who has everything?! What? What?" Mooch wonders. Then it dawns on him--nothing! Since its publication in 2005, this heartwarming story has become an instant classic, with adults buying multiple copies for "the person who has everything." Now, for under $20, they can purchase Patrick McDonnell's timeless, all-ages tale in a cloth-covered edition with a wrapping paper-inspired slipcase...Perfect for last-minute holiday purchases! Features include: * Elegant paper slipcase designed to look like a high-end gift wrapped item with embossed bow. * Blue and white packaging works for Hanukkah, too! * Unjacketed cloth case with debossing, tipped-on art and foil stamping.
About the Author
Patrick McDonnell is a New York Times best-selling author, and creator of the comic strip MUTTS which appears in over 700 newspapers around the globe. He has received numerous awards internationally, including the National Cartoonists Society's highest honor, The Reuben. You can sign up to receive the daily MUTTS strip at MUTTS.comThe Gift of Nothing was McDonnell's first children's book. In 2014, it was transformed into a chidlren's play commissioned by The Kennedy Center. In 2012 he was awarded the Caldecott Honor for Me...Jane) . McDonnell has collaborated with author Eckhart Tolle on Guardians of Being. McDonnell has appeared on CNN, The Today Show, PBS and the Oprah Winfrey Network. He is a member of the Board of Directors of The Humane Society of the United States, the Fund for Animals and the Charles M. Schulz Museum. His MUTTS characters have been enlisted by the United States Marines (Toys for Tots) , and the American Library Association ('Read!') . They appear on New Jersey Animal Friendly license plates and in animated Public Service Announcements for The Shelter Pet Project. His work has also been animated for a PSA for the NY Philharmonic. MUTTS is currently under development as an animated feature length film for Twentieth Century Fox.
