Synopsis
All day long the baker's cat toils in the bakery and all night he is expected to catch the mice that run riot in the storeroom. If he doesn't catch any mice, the beastly baker tells him, he won't get any food. Too exhausted to chase after the cheeky rodents, the baker's cat becomes thin and sad and weepy, until the mice take pity on him and together they concoct a clever plan ...
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Born in Berkshire Posy Simmonds studied French at the Sorbonne before returning to England to attend art school. In the early seventies Posy produced a daily cartoon in The Sun but she is best known for her regular cartoon series in The Guardian during the eighties. In 1987, she embarked on a new career in children's picture books and has produced several best-selling titles including Fred, Lulu and the Flying Babies and F-Freezing ABC. In 2002, Posy received an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to the newspaper industry.
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The delightful tale of a beastly baker, a hard-working cat and a rabble of rude and frisky mice . . .
"Children will adore the fussy detail and the hilarious dialogue" The Economist
"Full of surprises, hilarious animal expressions and some genius twists, it'll keep you guessing right up until the end" Junior
"Posy Simmonds delights as ever with a subversive story rich in humour and glorious in its bakery details" Guardian
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