A big, severe, plaid-hat-wearing dog insists that the small black cat in the red fez shouldn't be wearing a hat - any kind of hat - because hats are for dogs. His patronising tirade doesn't convince this cat, however. Defiantly, she wears an assortment of hats, described in the gleeful rhyming text, and brings in other cats to join the protest. The silliness of both text and pictures offers a cheerful take on bossiness and managing conflict, with a win-win resolution.
Slinky Malinki Early Bird (Hairy Maclary and Friends)
by Lynley Dodd
A brand new story in verse about mischievous Slinky Malinki from the author of Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy. Lynley Dodd captures the essence of cat behaviour in her trademark rhythmic rhyme as Slinky Malinki rouses the family before dawn - and then promptly goes back to bed. Here's a taster: "He tipped over lamps and he sat on their heads, until he had pestered them out of their beds!" This is the fifth title about Slinky Malinki in the Hairy Maclary and Friends series of picture book...
That Cat! (Real Kid Readers: Level 2 (PB)) (Real Kids Readers -- Level 2)
by Margery Bernstein
A cat sleeps soundly despite all the activities going on around her.
Den of Thieves (Cat Royal Adventures (Paperback), #3) (Cat Royal Adventures (Hardback), #3)
by Julia Golding
"Den of Thieves" is the thrilling third volume in the "Cat Royal" series, following the huge success of "The Diamond of Drury Lane". Our hardy heroine, Cat Royal, finds herself homeless, travels to Paris, becomes an underground reporter, nearly gets hung for being a traitor to the revolution, and is baffled by attention from numerous suitors; all the while being disguised as a prissy ballerina! As the French Royal family flee, Cat discovers the power of the people. Vive La Revolution! Once again...