Cat and Dumpling: Home Sweet Home
1st Edition
Published on 6. March 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-0-19-278845-0 (ISBN)
Description
The first in a charming new series by author Nicola Kent. Packed with beautiful full colour illustrations and a delightful story about best friends, Cat and Dumpling.
Cat and Dumpling are best friends, but they're very different. Cat is an impulsive dreamer who loves to knit, and Dumpling is a cautious planner who loves gardening. In these chapter books for early readers, the pair's far-fetched schemes and conflicting ideas wreak warm-hearted slapstick havoc, but always with a happy ending and a reassertion that despite their differences Cat and Dumpling will always be the very best of friends.
In Home Sweet Home, Cat and Dumpling meet for the very first time. They're both searching for the perfect home and have very different needs. Eventually they stumble across the perfect place-the only problem is, they both want the same flat! Can the pair survive as flatmates, or will their differences just be too much to overcome?
Look out for the next book in the series: Cat and Dumpling: The Talent Show.
Cat and Dumpling are best friends, but they're very different. Cat is an impulsive dreamer who loves to knit, and Dumpling is a cautious planner who loves gardening. In these chapter books for early readers, the pair's far-fetched schemes and conflicting ideas wreak warm-hearted slapstick havoc, but always with a happy ending and a reassertion that despite their differences Cat and Dumpling will always be the very best of friends.
In Home Sweet Home, Cat and Dumpling meet for the very first time. They're both searching for the perfect home and have very different needs. Eventually they stumble across the perfect place-the only problem is, they both want the same flat! Can the pair survive as flatmates, or will their differences just be too much to overcome?
Look out for the next book in the series: Cat and Dumpling: The Talent Show.
Reviews / Votes
"Kent's charming story, paired with colourful illustrations, is ideal for newly independent readers, teaching them about friendship and embracing differences... children will love the quirky characters and humorous situations." * Preneur World * "With its short chapters, fun story and lovely full colour illustrations, this is a sweet and rewarding adventure for first readers, who will definitely want to get to know Cat and Dumpling." * Love Reading 4 Kids * "Nicola Kent's sweet story with amusing, full colour illustrations at every turn of the page and short chapters is just right for new solo readers who will assuredly enjoy meeting these new characters and be pleased to know further adventures are in the pipeline." * Red Reading Hub * "It is ideal for newly independent readers who are ready to move on from picture books and face the challenges of slightly longer stories. The short chapters create natural reading breaks, helping to build stamina." * Booktrust *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Kindergarten to Preschool, Interest Age: From 5 to 7 years
Dimensions
Height: 181 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
154 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-278845-0 (9780192788450)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Nicola Kent
Cat and Dumpling: Home Sweet Home
E-Book
03/2025
1st Edition
OUP Oxford
€14.99
Available for download
Person
Nicola spent ten years as a TV producer, making shows about subjects ranging from problem pets to priceless paintings. Then, after her children were born, she decided to follow her dream of becoming an author and illustrator of children's books. She went back to college to do an MA in Children's Book Illustration at Cambridge School of Art. Her debut book, The Strongest Mum, was shortlisted for the World Illustration Awards in 2019 and she was awarded the
Independent Booksellers' Best New Illustrator Award, 2019.
Cat and Dumpling is Nicola's first chapter book series. It has been specifically designed as a child's very first, sharable chapter book series.
Independent Booksellers' Best New Illustrator Award, 2019.
Cat and Dumpling is Nicola's first chapter book series. It has been specifically designed as a child's very first, sharable chapter book series.