> Skip to content
  • Published: 7 March 2013
  • ISBN: 9781448158607
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 32

Nat the Cat's Sunny Smile




A deliciously satisfying story about how our moods can affect others and the power of a smile

Nat the Cat jumps out of bed with a smile spread halfway round her head.
She's packed a delicious picnic to share with her friends, Billy Goat and Hugo Hare.

But Billy and Hugo are both feeling down. They are just not in a picnicky mood.
Nat carries on alone, but she soon finds that her smile is gone. Luckily, she's passed on her smile to her friends and they soon come along to cheer her right back up again!

Another gorgeous rhyming treat from the glorious Jez Alborough

  • Published: 7 March 2013
  • ISBN: 9781448158607
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 32

About the author

Jez Alborough

Jez Alborough is the author and illustrator of over 45 books for children. His Eddy and the Bear trilogy (which began with the much loved Where’s My Teddy in 1992) has sold nearly four and a half million copies and was made into an award winning animated television series.
Duck in the Truck (published in 1999) heralded the start of another bestselling series, this time featuring the irrepressible Duck and his three friends - Frog, Goat and Sheep. There are currently nine books in the Duck series (1.2 million copies sold), including Duck’s Key Where Can It Be? which won the Child magazine Best of the Year Award.
In 2000 Jez created Hug - a powerful and touching book of only three words about a baby chimpanzee called Bobo who loses his Mom, chosen by Oprah Winfrey for her recommended reading list. Bobo went on to star in two more classics; Tall ( which along with Hug won the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Book Award ) and Yes. The series has sold 1.76 million copies.

Also by Jez Alborough

See all

Praise for Nat the Cat's Sunny Smile

The bold colourful illustrations are immediately engaging and this story can be put to good discussion use for the way in which it illustrates moods and feelings.

The School Librarian

The book is written in rhyme, which always goes down well with the Madhouse Mini-testers, and is great fun to read out loud at bedtime. Each page has a huge, brightly coloured picture that really enhances the text. The characters are all really appealing and the story really caught Pierre's imagination... I've just noticed on the back of the book that two further stories will be coming soon featuring Billy and Hugo - Billy the Goat's Big Breakfast and Hugo the Hare's Rainy Day - so I'll definitely have to look out for those to complete the collection.

Madhouse family reviews