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Ruffles and the Teeny, Tiny Kittens

Part of Ruffles

Illustrated by David Melling
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$8.99 US
6-15/16"W x 6-15/16"H | 5 oz | 1 per carton
On sale Apr 15, 2025 | 24 Pages | 9781536241396
Age 1-3 years | Up to Preschool
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Join in Ruffles’s adventures as he faces all the troubles of toddler life in this brightly colored series, now available as board books.

As Ruffles learns about the world around him, he discovers there are lots of things he likes . . . and some things he doesn’t! He loves scratching, digging, and chewing, but he does not like the teeny, tiny kittens. No, no, no, no, NO! They pounce and purr and snore and chase and poop! Worst of all, they want to play with Ruffles’s blue blanket, and Ruffles doesn’t want to share. But the teeny, tiny kittens don’t understand, and there’s trouble when the blue blanket is accidentally ripped. Luckily, Ruffles’s new feline friends show him how sharing together is the very best way to make friends and play.
Melling’s second outing with Ruffles is as charming as the first. The white pup with a big gray circle around his eye is as expressive as ever, and he is joined by an adorable cadre of kitties. . . . A sweet, funny lesson in interspecies friendship and sharing.
—Kirkus Reviews
David Melling grew up in London and has illustrated for magazines and advertising agencies as well as animated TV and film. He is the creator of the Hugless Douglas series and the picture book The Kiss That Missed, which was short-listed for the Kate Greenaway Medal. He is the creator of around 150 books, and his work has been translated into more than thirty languages. David Melling lives near Oxford, England, with his wife and their two children.

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Join in Ruffles’s adventures as he faces all the troubles of toddler life in this brightly colored series, now available as board books.

As Ruffles learns about the world around him, he discovers there are lots of things he likes . . . and some things he doesn’t! He loves scratching, digging, and chewing, but he does not like the teeny, tiny kittens. No, no, no, no, NO! They pounce and purr and snore and chase and poop! Worst of all, they want to play with Ruffles’s blue blanket, and Ruffles doesn’t want to share. But the teeny, tiny kittens don’t understand, and there’s trouble when the blue blanket is accidentally ripped. Luckily, Ruffles’s new feline friends show him how sharing together is the very best way to make friends and play.

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Melling’s second outing with Ruffles is as charming as the first. The white pup with a big gray circle around his eye is as expressive as ever, and he is joined by an adorable cadre of kitties. . . . A sweet, funny lesson in interspecies friendship and sharing.
—Kirkus Reviews

Author

David Melling grew up in London and has illustrated for magazines and advertising agencies as well as animated TV and film. He is the creator of the Hugless Douglas series and the picture book The Kiss That Missed, which was short-listed for the Kate Greenaway Medal. He is the creator of around 150 books, and his work has been translated into more than thirty languages. David Melling lives near Oxford, England, with his wife and their two children.