Ellie and the Cat

Written by Malorie Blackman and Matt Robertson

Narrated by Esme Sears

A cautionary tale of brats, cats and a little bit of magic from much loved and best-selling author Malorie Blackman.

Ellie is the rudest, most spoilt child her grandma has ever met and it's time that she learnt a lesson! So with a little bit of magic and some help from Jolly the cat, Grandma's going to make sure that Ellie changes her ways. Can Ellie work hard to prove that she can be good? Or is she destined to spend the rest of her days trapped in the body of a mean old cat?

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Release date: Jul 1, 2022
• ISBN: 9781800901506

Malorie Blackman

Malorie Blackman is one of the UK's leading children's authors, and offers a unique insight into multicultural Britain. She is a prolific writer, having produced over 50 books for children since 1990. One of these, ‘Pig-Heart Boy’, was nominated for the prestigious Carnegie Medal and adapted into a BAFTA award-winning television series. Another of her novels, ‘Noughts and Crosses’, was voted as one of the nation's 100 favourite books in the BBC Big Read survey.