Captain Whiskers

A furry, funny and very cute Little Gem that’s full of heart from King of Comedy Jeremy Strong

Cats in the bath. Cats in the cupboards. A hundred cats everywhere!Everyone in Jack's class has a pet, but all Jack has is his little brother Freddie. And little brothers don'tmake very good pets. But when Jack meets The Man With The Top Hat and his lovely cat Mrs Wilson,he's about to get the pet he's always wanted – and many, many more … A furry, funny and very cute Little Gem that's full of heart from King of Comedy Jeremy Strong!

Reviews

"Will strike a chord with anyone who has ever wished that they could have a pet" – Books for Topics

"A furry, funny and very cute Little Gem that's full of heart" – LoveReading4Kids

"Strong pens this highly-readable short-chapter book without sacrificing any of his jokes" – Big Issue North

"The kind of book that children will remember and want to read over and over again" – Kate Heap, Scope for Imagination

"A laughter-filled adventure … Robertson's gallery of bright, colourful and suitably anarchic illustrations are the perfect foil for a story full of mishaps, mayhem and animal magic" – Lancashire Evening Press

About the author

Jeremy Strong is a former head teacher and multi-award-winning children’s author, a fact recognised by 10 Downing Street when Jeremy was invited to speak to the Prime Minister as a reading ambassador. He launched the popular Read for My School campaign with Book Trust and is their high-profile figurehead for the scheme. His books for Barrington Stoke have sold over 200,000 copies.