Daisy is a ship's rat-catching cat, but she's not very good at her job. In fact she hasn't caught a single rat. She's usually too busy sleeping to do anything as energetic as that. The ship's captain has had enough, and if things don't improve Daisy's going to be sold at the next port of call.

 

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 1996 by Random House Children's Publishers UK .

"There is so much in Lewis's illustrations that the more you gaze at them the more tiny details appear -- even the tiniest of insects seems to be having fun. " -- "Herald Express"