Max loves animals, but his sneezy, allergic sister means no family pets. He's so happy when he realizes he can be a pet sitter. But with every job he takes on, there's always something a bit odd about his new boss. Witches, fairies, goblins, mermaids - why can't he pet-sit for someone ordinary?

Max is minding his own business one day when an urgent call comes through from Ivor Gadget. Max has to pet-sit his dormouse, Dixie, for three days while Ivor collects a spare part for a new invention. Ivor is hardly out the door when

Dixie escapes her cage - little does Max know that a chase beginning in the living room will end up 2000 years away . . .

This book is part of a book series called The Pet Sitter .

This book has been graded for interest at 7-9 years.

This book was published 2011 by Pan Macmillan .

Julie Sykes has had over twenty books published and she won the Nottinghamshire Children's Book Award in 1996 and 1997. Nathan Reed graduated from Falmouth College of Art in 2000 and has signed a two-book contract with Puffin Books. His work is very original and visually exciting. He lives in London.