by Dougie Max, Cat story about friendship, courage and adventure, Children’s fiction
Matador Publications January 28,2023 publication
Cute children’s story about the relationship between two cats and what happens when they get catnapped!
Themes of friendship, courage and adventure
Ideal for 7 – 9 year olds
About The Book
Minx and Spanner are two cats who are living their best lives on the same street. They’re not friends, not yet, but one day they find themselves thrown together when they are suddenly catnapped by a ruthless gang of thieves!
The gang are stealing pet cats and dogs around the area and selling them to new families who don’t know they already have owners. It’s a cat-astrophe!
Minx and Spanner must now learn to trust each other to get away and figure a way out – and what are cats best at? Running, jumping and hiding. But will they succeed in getting away? And if they do, can they find their way back home to their families?
Wonderfully illustrated by Dave Hill, this tale of new friendship, adventure and family is purr-fect for younger readers who love animal heroes and heroines!
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My Thoughts
Though this book's suggested age audience is seven to nine years old, I enjoyed it myself and so did my daughter. Minx is a beautiful white cat, a pampered pet we shall call him who lives with his human parents and a chicken. Yes, a show chicken who spends a lot of time in the house being groomed for shows. Minx thinks this chicken is annoying, but shhhhhhh, don't tell the chicken this. Minx is so proud of his collar; it opens his cat flap leading to the outside for whenever he wants to nip out for a bit without bothering his parents. Wandering around one day outside he sees Spanner, a ginger-haired cat, a male. After visiting a bit with each other with Minx in the lead they go towards Minx's house and see a huge delivery truck delivering cat food . The most delicious treats are falling out of the back of the truck and being the curious cats, they are they both jump into the back of the truck to investigate. Unluckily for them, they've both just gotten catnapped as the back of the truck shuts with a slam. Scared as they are thrown into a cage, they wonder if they'll ever escape. Barking dogs scare them. Cats are good at hiding, scratching and jumping. Will they be able to come up with a plan? These cats are acquaintances but not friends. Will they learn to trust each other and make a plan? Will they find their way back to their people? Cute children's story about the relationship between two cats and what happens when they get catnapped! Themes of friendship, courage and adventure. Highly recommended for families! We will be reading this again and again. Pub Date 28 Jan 2023 I was given a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own. About The Author
Dougie Max is married and has three sons and three grandchildren. He started writing stories three years ago after telling them aloud sparked a desire to see them in print.
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