Me and My Cat?

By Satoshi Kitamura

Published by Andersen Press

Price £9.99

Age 3+

"Late one night an old lady in a pointed hat came in through the bedroom window..."

It's a fabulous beginning (don't miss it; it comes before the title page) to a tale of a boy and his cat who are magicked into changing places. The resulting chaos is related both in words and pictures; the story is wonderfully quirky, and has a beautifully unexpected ending.

Role reversal is given a whole new treatment, and as well as being extremely funny there is also a real appreciation of the feelings of a mother whose son suddenly thinks the radiator is irresistible and who is potty about the cat's toilet. It's a great book to share with your favourite child (and cat); not only is it delightful to read aloud, but there's so much to look at in the pictures that bedtime may get very late indeed.

Oh - there's a lovely detail for the grown-ups. Check out the pictures on the walls of Nicholas's house. FUN!