This title presents purrfect tales about fab furry felines from celebrated author Linda Newbery.Hattie loves going to visit her great-uncle Theo's toyshop, especially since the arrival of a tortoiseshell cat with intelligent green eyes. Hattie loves the cat and names her Twister, on account of the friendly way she curls and twists between people's legs. When no one comes to claim her, Twister becomes the Shop Cat and proves very popular with customers. In fact, she seems to have an uncanny knack of directing people to the toys they want to buy, and soon business is booming! But then strange things begin to happen. First there's the mysterious couple who Hattie suspects of shoplifting, and then there are the beautiful toy boxes that start appearing, nestled between the toys. This never happened before Twister turned up! Who are the strange couple? And could Twister really be a magical cat? "Curl up with Cat Tales", a charming collection of stand-alone stories, at turns magical, mysterious, comic and touching.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book is part of a book series called Cat Tales .

This book has been graded for interest at 7-10 years.

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published in 2009 by Usborne Publishing Ltd .

LINDA NEWBERY is the author of a number of titles for young readers. Stephen Lambert graduated from Lincoln College of Art in 1984 and soon turned his attention to children's book illustration. He lives and works in Cornwall. Geraldne McCaughrean is a highly-acclaimed writer of children's fiction and picture books and is particularly known for her retellings. She lives in a village in Berkshire.