Squishy McFluff: The Invisible Cat!

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Squishy McFluff: The Invisible Cat!
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AuthorPip Jones
IllustratorElla Okstad
Cover artistOkstad
CountryEngland
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's chapter book
Published2014 (Faber & Faber)
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages68
ISBN 9780571302505
OCLC 1230299588

Squishy McFluff: The Invisible Cat! is a 2014 children's chapter book by Pip Jones and illustrated by Ella Okstad. Published by Faber and Faber, it is about a little girl called Ava and her invisible friend, a cat called Squishy McFluff, who initially causes trouble around the family home but eventually learns to behave.

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Publication history

Reception

A review in Booklist of Squishy McFluff wrote "This playful early chapter book will attract emergent readers with its rhyming text, widely spaced lines, and sweet red-and-blue illustrations.", [1] and Publishers Weekly called it "a punchy rhyming escapade". [2]

Squishy McFluff has also been reviewed by the following book reviewers: Kirkus Reviews , [3] School Library Journal , [4] and Booktrust. [5]

It won the 2012 Greenhouse Funny Prize. [6]

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References

  1. Julia Smith (2017). "The Invisible Cat!". Booklist. American Library Association. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  2. "Squishy McFluff: The Invisible Cat!". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz LLC. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  3. "The Invisible Cat!". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2021. Readers will wish that they had a kitty to blame their misdeeds on when they've acted…naughty.
  4. Kathy Kirchoefer (2017). "The Invisible Cat!". School Library Journal. Media Source Inc. Retrieved 15 October 2021. Rhyming text and simple, three-color illustrations make this a thumbs-up choice for early chapter readers.
  5. "Squishy McFluff: the Invisible Cat!". booktrust.org.uk. Booktrust. Retrieved 15 October 2021. Cleverly bridging the gap between picture books and longer fiction, the lovable Squishy is certain to be a success with under-sevens - especially those who have ever had an imaginary friend of their own.
  6. "Contest looking for funny books for children open for entries". comedy.co.uk. British Comedy Guide. 8 March 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2021.