By Richard Bryne, Simon & Schuster, paperback, 5.99
A large wooden box, labelled MEERKAT, lands thump in Millicent's garden. A cat named Meer, thinks Millicent; what luck, she's always wanted a cat. But her new pet does some very uncatty things and is turfed outside until he learns how to behave like a proper cat. There, he discovers friendship and his true identity.