The Adventures of Miss Petitfour

Meet Miss Petitfour — tall, spindly, an expert baker, and the proud owner of sixteen wonderfully named cats (Minky, Misty, Taffy, Purrsia, Pirate, Mustard, Moutarde, Hemdela, Earring, Grigorovitch, Clasby, Captain Captain, Captain Catkin, Captain Cothespin, Your Shyness and Sizzles). On windy days she takes to the skies with her cats in tow, using her favourite tea party tablecloth as a makeshift balloon.

This whimsical illustrated chapter book collects five magical outings — a search for marmalade, a spring jumble sale, a quest for "birthday cheddar," the retrieval of a lost rare stamp, and the village's annual Festooning Festival. Written by award-winning novelist and poet Anne Michaels, with charming illustrations by Emma Block.

• Author: Anne Michaels, illustrated by Emma Block
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books
• Ages 6-9
• 144 pages
• Format: Paperback