Morris is ginger and very fat. Hes a cat who loves snoozing and eating but that wont catch him a mouse. Another lively story for beginner readers about this lovable puss. Morris is good at licking and purring. His mother wants him to be good at running and jumping, and bouncing and pouncing. For Morris is fat too fat. Mum says no more food until you have caught a mouse But how will Morris ever catch a mouse when all he dreams about is food. But theres a mouse in the house whose mother thinks hes too fat as well. And until hes been chased by a cat, he knows he wont get thin. So Morris and the mouse come to an agreement whereby they get their food without even flexing a muscle! Wonderfully inventive text and perfect for beginner readers from this well-known author.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Yellow Storybooks .

This book has been graded for interest at 5-7 years.

There are 64 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2012 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Vivian French is a well-known author who has written over 150 books for children. Olivia Villet sent her work to Bloomsbury unsolicited in a very beautifully painted envelope. From that first contact Chester's Big Surprise was developed. Olivia is already working on another book for Bloomsbury Children's Books. Olivia Villet studied at art college in South Africa where she was born and brought up. She is currently staying in London, hoping to develop her career as an illustrator.