In the Bookbag's top 10 children's picture books of the year

Cat is trying to read a much-loved classic children' s fairy tale to Dog. Parents will sympathise with Cat as he suffers question after question from inquisitive Dog.

Minimal words and pictures combine to create a powerfully funny book, with two new delightful, engaging and appealing characters in a perfect debut - a book with true appeal for all ages.

Now published in paperback for the first time, this book was chosen by Julia Eccleshare as one of " the best of 2014" in The Guardian in December 2014.

This book has been graded for interest at 3-6 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2015 by Aurum Press .

Christyan Fox has written and illustrated many children's books. He lives in Thames Ditton, Surrey.