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Illustration of Jenny. Averill, Esther. The Cat Club; or, The Life and Times of Jenny Linsky. New York: Harper, 1944.

Jenny and the Cat Club

Posted by: Mark Manivong

From 1944 to 1972, American author Esther Averill wrote and illustrated a series of 13 children’s books featuring a small and shy cat named Jenny Linsky who lives in New York City with her sea-captain companion. The series was loved by millions of American children and became Averill’s most popular children’s books.