A hilarious and wonderfully illustrated children's debut from a prize-winning author 'Charming and whimsical... a delightful and easy-to-read story with laugh-out-loud dialogue'Books + Publishing Catvinkle is a sleek and satisfied housecat, whose hobbies include baby-shoe dancing and snoozing (but mainly snoozing). Ula is a damp and down-at-heel dalmation whose owners have abandoned her, and she's too hungry to have any hobbies. Together they make an unlikely pair, but Catvinkle falls head over eels for Ula's delicious musky scent, and soon they are best friends. But trouble is on the horizon in the shape of Catvinkle's nemesis, Twinkiepaws... This is a brilliantly charming and beautifully illustrated story about a friendship that knows no bounds. Oh, and one last thing: Catvinkle can fly! Elliot Perlman's books for adults have won the Age Book of the Year Award, the Betty Trask Award, and the Fellowship of Australian Writers' Book of the Year Award, and been shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Literary Award and the Queensland Premier's Award for Fiction. The Adventures of Catvinkle is his first book for children. He lives in Melbourne, Australia.