Wednesday, 29 February 2012

The Diabolical Mr Tiddles by Tom McLaughlin (Children's, Picture Book)

 
January 2012, Simon and Schuster
32 pages, Hard back
Review copy

Themes: a cat with an attitude, mysterious gifts, royalty, stealing, friendship, having a pet, lots of humour, tissues needed for humour,

Summary from Simon and Schuster
Meet Mr Tiddles - he's not your everyday cat. He's a cat with attitude!
 
When Harry gets a cat of his own, he does everything to make Mr Tiddles happy. Mr Tiddles wants to make Harry happy too. He brings him little presents . . . the odd expired mouse or two, but when Harry wakes up to find a train set, priceless works of art, dinosaurs, robots and a horse named Alan in his bedroom, he realizes things are completely out of control!
 
Nayuleska's thoughtsI'm a cat lover, and a few of the actions Mr Tiddles does could easily have been my cat. Mr Tiddles's nocturnal activities lead Harry on a fruitful goose chase & provides a laughter filled read. I liked the extra touches to the illustrations of mice used as food, and both the picture and the text at the end had me giving a big awwww. Mr Tiddles gets 10/10 from me once I hide any items he might take a fancy to.

Find out more about Tom on his website. Suggested read

Suggested read
If it's a mischievous pet you are looking for, check out the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home series, including Alfie's Story by Amy Watson

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