Pizza Kittens

by
Charlotte Voake
Illustrator: Charlotte Voake

Lucy, Joe and Bert are kittens who behave just like most small children: they watch too much TV, hate vegetables, prefer squash to water, and, unless it's pizza, spread their meals around the kitchen.

Their parents struggle in vain to introduce vegetables into the family's diet, until Dad compromises by cooking pizza... with a side salad!

Energetic pictures of domestic non-bliss, large print text and a satisfyingly realistic outcome ensure that this will be a winner with children of all ages. This title won the 2002 Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Silver Medal.

Publisher: Walker Books

Charlotte Voake

Born and raised in Wales, Charlotte says that book illustration is "the only thing I ever wanted to do." Skipping formal training in art, she studied art history at London University and worked at an art gallery before embarking on a freelance career in illustration. "I don't know that I'm a funny person," says author-illustrator Charlotte, "but it seems when I begin to draw that the characters change, and they take on this amusing and amused look." Indeed, her illustrations are widely loved for this very quality of gentle wit, not to mention their quiet observation, airy exuberance and utter charm.

Charlotte Voake