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Ottoline and the Yellow Cat is a quirky mystery-adventure from star author/illustrator, Chris Riddell. Ottoline (who luckily has a diploma from the Who-R-U Academy of Disguise) and Mr Munroe go undercover - and expose an ingenious scam masterminded by furry feline crook, the Yellow Cat. So they are the first to the scene of the crime when a string of high society dog-nappings and jewel thefts hits Big City. Together they look after the Brown family's eclectic collections - and dabble in a spot of detective work. Ottoline and Mr Munroe go on a secret city safari in the fourth book in the award-winning Ottoline series, from Childrens Laureate, Chris Riddell. Ottoline lives in a stylish apartment in Big City with a small hairy creature called Mr Munroe. No puzzle is ever too tricky for the two of them to solve. Riddel's trademark illustrations and imaginative creatures come to life in Ottoline's latest adventure.Introducing Miss Ottoline Brown, an exceptionally inquisitive Mistress of Disguise, and her partner in crime, Mr Munroe. When the friends are finally reunited they are surprised to find that Quite Big Foot is far from the frightening monster everyone believes him to be and they must find away to help him hide from prying eyes. Wearing the Bog Goggles from Ottoline's parent's collection he is following the signs which lead towards Quite Big Foot, the Abominable Troll, an infamous creature tracked by many, including Ottoline's parents.

Meanwhile, in a series of intriguing illustrations, the reader can see Mr Munroe's adventure unfolding. In a submarine, plane, and raft, the pair meet adventurers of all types on their trip. When lapdogs of the wealthy start disappearing while a string of daring burglaries occur simultaneously in Big City, Ottoline Brown and her best friend Mr. Worried about her best friend, Ottoline and the bear who lives in her house decide to take a trip across the seas to find him. Little does she know that he is following a set of strange markings, all the way to his native Norway. Ottoline is in the midst of planning a holiday somewhere warm and dry for her and her Mr Munroe, when he mysteriously disappears.

Ottoline and the yellow cat