Franny & Toby: The Mystery of the Kidnapped Cat

It’s a book such as Roald Dahl might have written - suitable for intelligent children, while also containing much to delight their parents. Franny is one of the rarest of cats, for she is a cat who can read. She and her brother, Toby, are the new cats on the block. Their bean (human owner ) doesn’t let them go outside at first. When they finally get to go out, they make friends with other animals in the neighborhood: the cats next door (Highlanders Rainbow, Bay, and their TV-addicted brother Moo-Cow, who never comes outside); the cats across the street (Elbee and her three kits, Larry, Curly, and Moe, who are from the Southlands and arrived the year before as refugees from the Southie Wars); MacAdam the roadrunner; and Bunny the Free Range Rabbit. Inventive, magical and exciting, Franny & Toby is that rare story that gently teaches us that friendship and tolerance make our world a better place - and that a little education goes a long way when life becomes an adventure. Also, it has sky-swimmers. Sky-swimmers! Beautifully crafted by a master storyteller, it’s exactly the sort of book every child should read - and one that kids of every age will love. With illustrations by wonderfully talented Perth-based artist Liselle Powell - Just Add White @ Facebook.