{"product_id":"ottoline-and-the-yellow-cat","title":"Ottoline And The Yellow Cat (Book 1)","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eYou know that funny gap between \"picture book\" and \"actual proper book with chapters and no pictures, gulp\"? This is the bridge. Meet Ottoline Brown, Mistress of Disguise, expert mystery solver, and the kind of heroine who sorts her own problems out (mostly), with a small, hairy, endlessly loyal sidekick called Mr Munroe who was once found wild in a Norwegian forest, eating mushrooms. Naturally.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe love it because:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChris Riddell's illustrations are on practically every page, so the story never feels like a wall of text to a child who's not quite there yet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOttoline does her own detective work, no waiting for a grown up to sort things out, which is exactly the kind of independent heroine we like to put in front of kids.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe mystery is genuinely gripping but never scary, so it's safe for bedtime reading without anyone needing the landing light left on.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMr Munroe is, frankly, brilliant, and your child will likely ask several follow up questions about Norwegian forests that you won't be able to answer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat's in the box:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOttoline and the Yellow Cat, Book 1 in the series (paperback)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e176 pages of black and white illustrated story\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBy Chris Riddell, published by Pan Macmillan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGreat for:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChildren aged 7+ who are building reading confidence and need a few more pictures than the average chapter book offers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCar journeys, rainy afternoons, bedtime, or anywhere a child needs to disappear into a good puzzle for a while\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone who likes a competent, curious heroine and a sidekick who isn't quite like anyone else's\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA gift for a child who's just started reading proper books and deserves a little fanfare about it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImportant to know:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaperback, 201 x 130mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack and white illustrations throughout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished 24\/07\/2025, ISBN 9781035067879\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Book Shelf","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55304647147896,"sku":"01-BOOKSOATYC","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1568\/1037\/files\/ottoline-and-the-yellow-cat-book-1-cover.jpg?v=1781789942","url":"https:\/\/www.mysmallworld.live\/products\/ottoline-and-the-yellow-cat","provider":"My Small World Toy Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}