Tabby McTat

‘Me, you and the old guitar. How perfectly, perfectly happy we are. MEEE-EW and the old guitar. How PURRRR-fectly happy we are!’

A rhyming classic by the UK’s top picture book team: a delightful tale of music, friendship, loyalty – and cats! No cat can sing like Tabby McTat, Fred the guitar-playing busker’s cat. He loves to warble along as people throw coins in Fred’s hat! But one terrible day Fred chases a thief, and the friends are separated. Will they ever sing songs together again?

  • A classic rhyming favourite in a sturdy hardback edition
  • A sweet, reassuring story about the power of friendship
  • By the best-loved creators of The Gruffalo and Stick Man
  • Julia and Axel are the UK’s bestselling picture book team

“Our five-year-old gave it the thumbs up, and that’s about the best endorsement you can get.” News of the World

“Absolutely purr-fect stuff.” The Times

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    I think Tabby McTat is a brilliant book and that evey girl and boy should start buy it more because me and my sister Tessa love reading it and its a lovely book. love sweet3 xxxxx

    5 June 2010

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  • Photo of Julia Donaldson

    Julia Donaldson

    Julia Donaldson is one of the UK’s best loved authors, known for brilliant picture books like The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom and Stick Man. She was also the Children’s Laureate 2011-2013.

    Awards

    Julia has won many major book prizes, including the Smarties and Blue Peter Awards for The Gruffalo, the Blue Peter and Sheffield Children’s Book Prizes for Room on the Broom, the British Book Awards Children’s Book of the Year for The Gruffalo’s Child and the Red House Award for Super Worm. Julia was also the Children’s Laureate 2011-2013.

  • Photo of Axel Scheffler

    Axel Scheffler

    Axel is the illustrator of The Gruffalo and many other favourite picture books.

    Awards

    Axel has won many of the major book prizes, including the Smarties and Bluue Peter Awards for The Gruffalo, the Blue Peter and Sheffield Children’s Book Prizes for Room on the Broom, the British Book Awards Children’s Book of the Year for The Gruffalo’s Child and the Red House Award for Super Worm.

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