Cyril and Pat

Cyril and Pat is a very funny, rhyming romp through the park from the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal-winning Emily Gravett, author of Tidy and Meerkat Mail.'Enormous fun to read aloud.' – GuardianCyril is the only squirrel in Lake Park, and he's very lonely. Until one day he meets Pat – Pat the big, grey . . . other squirrel. Cyril and Pat have lots of adventures and fun together and Cyril is so pleased he's made a friend. But everyone says that Cyril and Pat simply cannot be friends, and they soon reveal why: Pat, as the reader has known all along, is actually a RAT!But Cyril's life turns out to be a lot duller and quite a bit scarier without Pat by his side, and in the end the two friends learn that some things are more important than being the same, or listening to others.

This comic, summery picturebook invitingly depicts an urban park and is the rhyming story of a friendship between Cyril, a squirrel, and Pat, a… something else. It shows how difference doesn’t matter and will make readers feel one step ahead., Have your hearts melted by the touching duo and learn that friendship is truly worth fighting for in this funny yet tender story., Filled with the anarchic energy of these defiant buddies cutting capers, it’s enormous fun to read aloud, and a paean to loyal friendship in the teeth of opposition, With just a few sentences on each page, the colourful pictures add to the story, making it perfect for readers and great to share, A colourful, rhyming story about friendship against the odds. Funny and endearing, Cyril’s experience celebrates independent thought and the joy of difference.

Emily Gravett has a rare talent for creating exceptional books for children. The winner of two CILIP Kate Greenaway Medals, her skill and wit are second to none. Emily first sprang into the limelight with the ground-breaking Wolves in 2005, which has been followed by such modern classics as Meerkat Mail, Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears, Monkey and Me and Again!, as well as Tidy and Old Hat. Each book is unique and different from the last – and each features endearing, beautifully drawn characters that touch the heart and tickle the funny bone. Emily lives in Brighton with her family.