Crookshanks name defined

[catportkey at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 96960

    I wondered why JKR picked "Crookshanks" as the name for the cat. So I did 
a bit of research and came up with this theory.  The cat is named after a cat 
illustrator.
    In the book, "Cats in Fact and Folklore" by Virginia C. Holmgren, she 
wrote about the illustrators of "Puss in Boots."
    "The best illustrations for the tale . . . may be those of French artist 
Gustave Dore done in the1880s . . . elegant leather boots . . . broad belt  . 
. .  fancy feathers in his hat  . . . It has been copied often, frequently 
without credit.  Some cat loving readers prefer the illustrations of Kate 
Greenway, Walter Crane or George Cruikshank."
    Cruikshank   =  Crookshanks
    What do you think?

Pook


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