Monster in the Mirror

By Jean Ure, Illustrated by Doffy Weir

A woolly dog and a fluffy cat live together in perfect harmony – until the arrival of a tiny kitten. Heartwarming story from a renowned author.

Woffles is a dog. Very big and woolly.
Stretch is a cat. Very smooth and slinky.

But one day, this contented pair have a new addition to their family. A big ball of black fluff in the form of a very naughty kitten – Muffy – who holds up her claws with her nails sticking out so they look like pins on a pin cushion. And Muffy decides to play tricks on Woffles and mayhem ensues. It’s up to Stretch to restore harmony to the household . He does so by introducing Muffy to a monster – her own reflection in a long mirror in the upstairs bedroom. Muffy is tamed. Meanwhile Woffles, thinking there is a monster in the upstairs bedroom refuses to go anywhere near it, until persuaded to by Stretch to be brave. What confronts Woffles is a big and woolly dog. So Muffy the kitten seeks protection from the monster in the mirror from Woffles; And Woffles knows that he will be protected by the big woolly dog in the mirror!

Author: Jean Ure
Format: Paperback
Ageband: 5 to 7
Release Date: 06 Nov 2000
Pages: 64
ISBN: 978-0-00-675531-9
Jean Ure has written more than sixty books for children and young adults. She is passionate about animals and animals’ rights. A vegan, she lives in a three-hundred-year-old house with her husband and several rescued cats and dogs.

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