Eight-year old Ivy isn't allowed a pet, so she gets the shock of her life when a strange cat splash-lands in her bath. The shocks get bigger when Ivy discovers that the cat can talk and likes to be called Queen Sardine! Queen Sardine tells Ivy that she needs help - there's a monster living in her home and she's scared to go back. Ivy loves cats, but helping Queen Sardine comes with its own problems. Not only does Ivy have to keep the cat a secret from her mum, she soon realises Queen Sardine is one demanding feline.
Author Biography
Kate Willis-Crowley is a children's book illustrator living on the Kent coast. She is a graduate of the Royal College of Art in London and of the University of Reading. Much of Kate's inspiration comes from having worked with children, mixed with her own memories of childhood; she now has her very own toddler to spark her imagination. Queen Sardine is her debut children's fiction book. She has previously illustrated a picture book for Chicken House (MUMMY's LITTLE MONSTER) and two for Hodder (JACK AND JILL and MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB). Follow Kate at www.katewilliscrowley.blogspot.co.uk or on Twitter: @inkydoodlesplat.
