![]() This book is aimed at seven-year olds and is a fairly easy read for a confident reader. This is a slightly wacky story penned by the presenter Dermot O'Leary, his first foray into children's literature. With Silver and other assorted animals, she takes on a dangerous mission to prevent an escaped snake from eating half the animals in London. She is no ordinary cat however, as she is a trained Ninja cat. Toto is a nearly blind cat, who lives with her brother Silver in London. Have you seen Toto's other adventures? The Incredible Cheese Heist and The Superstar Catastrophe are out now, and make perfect Christmas gifts for young readers. I really hope that children who pick it up enjoy reading the adventures of our little Italian underdog (cat).' So before I knew it I was writing about Toto and her brother Silver's nocturnal adventures around London. Like a lot of cat owners (or cat servants), we like to imagine our pets having secret lives when we're out or asleep. One of them, Toto, has been blind from birth, but we quickly realised she had ninja-like reactions. With gentle themes of friendship, inclusivity and winning in the face of adversity, this is a hilarious must-read for all animal-loving kids!ĭermot says: 'The idea for Toto first came to me when my wife and I rescued two stray cats from an olive grove in Italy. Ideal for reading aloud or for children to curl up with and read alone, the story features brilliant black and white illustrations throughout. Can they find the giant snake, before it's too late? One evening, news reaches Toto that a king cobra has escaped from London Zoo! Together with help from a very posh cat and two hungry tigers, Toto and Silver must investigate. By day, Toto and Silver seem to be ordinary cats, but by night, they love to have adventures! Toto is almost totally blind, and learned to trust her senses from a ninja cat-master who taught her back in Italy where they were born. Toto the cat and her brother Silver live footloose and fancy-free in a townhouse in London. And the display is so huge, even Snake with his one eye should be able to tell time with it.Meet Toto: she's no ordinary cat, and she can't wait to have an adventure with you! From one of the UK's best-loved broadcasters, purrfect for fans of The Aristocats, The Secret Life of Pets and Atticus Claw Breaks the Law. You may not need Snake's mission timer to count down your final hours, but it'll also work to tell you how much time you have to get the kid to Minecraft League, or the cat to his rabies shot. One day in, the project already has 116 backers and has earned more than $34,000 toward a goal of $200,000. Best of all, it looks pretty much exactly like the movie version. It also lets you control your smartphone camera. Of course it features the all-important stopwatch, plus app and push notifications, multiple world clocks and step counting. The licensed retro LED digital watch had been dubbed Lifeclock One, and you can read all about it on Jonathan Zufi's Kickstarter campaign page. The time clicks away very visibly thanks to his gigantic brass-and-leather-bound digital watch, and now you can mark less dramatic events with a smart version. Former Special Forces soldier-turned-convict Plissken is given 22 hours to rescue the president before injected explosives blow up his carotid arteries.
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