It’s a very sweet and funny little children’s story (c. 4 – 7 yrs) about a kitten with magical powers who doesn’t want to be a Witch’s cat like his mother and sister, so he runs away, has many adventures,
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ultimately has his magic taken away by the spiteful Witch and spends the rest of his days, utterly happy, as a family pet.
I still have my childhood copy, which is now rather fragile. It was out of print for decades, but I’ve just discovered there was a re-print for it’s 70th anniversary in 2012 and I’ve just ordered a copy. 🙂