This is a brilliantly comic tale by a multi-award-winning author.Chatto's a cat with a mouse problem. Strat's a rat with a house problem. But with friends in places high and low and a devious plan all of his own, Strat has the solution to both these problems. All he needs are a few bats, cockroaches, silverfish and a toad! This wild, cumulative tale is full of verbal and visual delights, as well as the lowest, most loathsome and most lovingly created of low-life characters.

 

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 2008 by Walker Books Ltd .

Jan Mark was one of this country's finest writers for young people. She was twice awarded the Carnegie Medal and also won the Guardian, Observer and Angel fiction awards. Her many titles include Taking the Cat's Way Home (9781844281282), Lady Long Legs (9781406306217), The Snow Maze (9781844289684) and The Museum Book (9781844287499). David Hughes is an artist whose work combines illustration, graphic design, photography and animation. His darkly humorous, satirical drawings, often dealing with issues of war, politics and social crisis, have appreared in Punch, The Observer and The New Yorker, and have been exhibited internationally. He has also received great acclaim for his children's picture books including the Walker title Bully (9780744536249) which was shortlisted for the Smarties Book Prize in 1993. Jan Mark is a prestigious children's author and has been writing children's books for over 30 years.