Squishy McFluff: The Invisible Cat!
AuthorPip Jones
IllustratorElla Okstad
Cover artistOkstad
CountryEngland
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's chapter book
Published2014 (Faber & Faber)
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages68
ISBN9780571302505
OCLC1230299588

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.

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]

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.
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