10 Cats

Ten cats discover three cans of paint and blotches, splotches and splats go everywhere!A funny exploration of colour from award-winning author/illustrator Emily Gravett, 10 Cats is a wonderfully simple and engaging picture book.While learning about counting and colours, very young children will delight in the adorable kittens on every spread and the simple text that is perfect for reading aloud.

"The Kate Greenaway Medal winner has a riot with counting and colours" -- Alex O'Connell, The Times, "Hilarious fun, an adorable book, perfect on so many levels!" -- Louise Ellis Barrett, Armadillo, Gorgeous artwork, hard-working words, For cat-loving young children - and who isn't - 10 Cats will be a treat. Unlike most learn-to-count books, this has umpteen cats on each page and the reader must identify the six cats with yellow dots or the seven with green splotches. Good fun.

Emily Gravett has a rare talent indeed 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! and the fabulous Bear and Hare series for younger readers, as well as the beautiful Tidy, Old Hat and Cyril and Pat. 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.