Captain Whiskers

By Jeremy Strong and Matt Robertson

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!

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins UK
• Release date: Nov 17, 2022
• ISBN: 9781800902435

Jeremy Strong

Jeremy Strong writes books for children, mainly of junior school age, and has a special interest in children who are becoming independent readers and those not particularly interested in reading. All of his books are humorous and about real life situations with a surreal edge. He was born in 1949 in South East London and studied English at York University, after which he became a teacher and Head teacher, leaving the profession in 1991 to write full-time.

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For Santi and family,

with added purring – JS

To Minnie – MR

CONTENTS

Title Page

Dedication

1. Pets

2. The Man With The Top Hat

3. Different Sorts of Surprises

4. What the Cats Sang

5. The Man With The Top Hat Has a Secret

Copyright

CHAPTER 1

Pets

Hattie had a dog. Luke had a rabbit. Mahad had a lizard. Everyone in Jackson’s class had a pet. Everyone except Jackson. Even Jackson’s teacher, Miss Raza, had a pet. It was a parrot. Sometimes the parrot came to school with Miss Raza. It was called Billy Boy and it sat on a perch in one corner.

Sometimes Billy Boy shouted at the children: Stop talking! He sounded like their teacher and it made the children laugh. Miss Raza would blush and