Mr Patches has a perfectly nice life — a warm windowsill, a full food bowl, and absolutely nothing to do.
Every single day feels exactly like the last. So one morning he makes a pact with himself: for one whole week, he will not be bored, no matter what. What follows is a week of unlikely adventures — including a trip to the fair, where he walks away with the prize for “the cat with the best hair.”
Told in bouncy rhyme and packed with Julie Arnoult’s hand-drawn detail, it’s a story that turns boredom on its head: not an endless run of grey days, but an infinite source of inspiration and possibility. Perfect for reading aloud with children aged 4 and up — especially the ones who’ve ever sighed “I’m booored.”
Written by Nick Schönfeld · Illustrated by Julie Arnoult
