AustLit

'It is a hot afternoon in ancient Rome and Sabina is at a loose end. Everyone in the house is napping, even the family dogs, Major and Minor. Sabina doesn't want to sleep and she's tired of playing with her toys. So she goes out into the garden, venturing into her favourite part, the wild part, where she feels anything might happen, and you might meet a faun or a nymph, or someone else extraordinary. It's never happened before, but that afternoon, it does! Only it's not a faun or a nymph perching there in a tree, but a cat. A very unusual cat. A princess, to be precise, the only daughter of the King of the Cats of Rome. She can talk human every bit as much as she talks cat. And she needs Sabina's help to save her father, who's been put under a wicked spell by the King of the Rats. And so begins an exciting adventure, as Sabina and Cleo the cat, with the enthusiastic co-operation of Major and Minor, race against time to get help to the King of the Cats before it's too late...A funny, action-packed fantasy adventure for young readers by multi-award-winning author Sophie Masson, set against a fascinating background, and illustrated with verve and humour by acclaimed illustrator Laura Wood.' 

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