And just like that, Christmas is here! Our tree is And just like that, Christmas is here! Our tree is up, the Santa hats are out and the first doors on our advent calendars are open.

I love this time of year. It is my favourite. And it’s one of the few times still full of magic even as an adult. I’m going to be soaking up every minute of joy the next few weeks bring and I hope December is full of moments of joy for you too.

Happy December! 🎄
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They stay in ‘their’ room overnight but explore the house during the day, getting more confident as time passes. They even got to the point of relaxing on the sofa with us last night.

Fred & George are now very much part of our family and I can’t imagine them not being there now - even at 7am when they’re miaowing at the door for breakfast!
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They are both used to us now, and love us. They’re less nervous, give us cuddles and let us pick them up. They’re still living in our spare room but starting to explore the rest of the house under supervision. 

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Books, Magazines, Music, Film and TV, Collaborative posts, Reviews · February 12, 2021

The Secret Lives of Two Googly-Eyed Cats Book Review

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It will come as no surprise to regular readers that LP and Little Man love books and nothing excites them more than getting a new book through the post. So when The Secret Lives of Two Googly-Eyed Cats by Henrietta Mackenzie arrived they wanted to read it straight away!

The Secret Lives of Two Googly-Eyed Cats

The Secret Lives of Two Googly-Eyed Cats is a beautiful book aimed at young children, about the adventures of two cats and the two distinct lives they lead.

During the day, Milly and Tilly act like toys on their owner, baby Penny’s, play mat. But, at night they go on adventures before sneaking back in again as if nothing had ever happened!

The Secret Lives of Two Googly-Eyed Cats

The book is written in rhyming couplets and a sing song style that is easy for children to follow, has a great rhythm and is fun and engaging throughout.

The story of the Secret Lives of Two Googly-Eyed Cats covers a few days of indoor play and outside adventures – in the snow! It’s an exciting story and offers a real tale of friendship in the form of not only Penny but also an unlikely saviour, the dog next door, who helps the cats make their way home when stuck in the snow.

The Secret Lives of Two Googly-Eyed Cats

The Two Googly-Eyed Cat characters are lovely and ones you immediately warm to. I can imagine The Secret Lives of Two Googly-Eyed Cats being the first installment in a series and one that could see the cats going on so many adventures to different places, in different seasons and with different companions too.

The Secret Lives of Two Googly-Eyed Cats would be a great book for any age child. LP and Little Man love reading it by themselves but younger children would love it as a bedtime story, being read to them by a caregiver or older sibling.

The Secret Lives of Two Googly-Eyed Cats

It would also be a great book for children to work through when learning to read independently as it’s not too long and uses simple but engaging language.

LP and Little Man really like The Secret Lives of Two Googly-Eyed Cats. It’s different from other books they’ve read and they loved the idea of our own cat going on all sorts of adventures unbeknown to them, whilst they slept at night.

The Secret Lives of Two Googly-Eyed Cats is available in paperback, hardback and as an eBook from £3.49. You can find out more and order a copy here.

The author, Henrietta Mackenzie, is planning on giving half the proceeds of the book to Great Ormond Street Hospital who have been treating her daughter.

The Secret Lives of Two Googly-Eyed Cats

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Comments

  1. Iain maciver says

    February 12, 2021 at 10:58 am

    a holiday

    Reply
  2. Michelle Smith says

    February 12, 2021 at 12:05 pm

    A day at the seaside

    Reply
  3. Andrea Fletcher says

    February 12, 2021 at 8:41 pm

    A trip to a farm.

    Reply
  4. ashleigh allan says

    February 13, 2021 at 10:12 am

    To the rainforest!

    Reply
  5. Natalie Burgess says

    February 14, 2021 at 8:59 am

    To a magical forest

    Reply
  6. Rebecca Nisbet says

    February 14, 2021 at 10:27 pm

    A garden maze

    Reply
  7. Sally Collingwood says

    February 22, 2021 at 11:33 am

    To the zoo!

    Reply
  8. Anthony HarRington says

    February 24, 2021 at 10:05 pm

    They could have lots of adventures perhaps visiting the seaside?

    Reply
  9. Laura says

    February 24, 2021 at 10:28 pm

    A night in the forest.

    Reply
  10. John Taggart says

    February 24, 2021 at 10:46 pm

    I’d like to see him appear in a TV ‘cereal’ about a a ‘mew-sli’ factory.

    Reply
  11. CAROLYN HEYWORTH says

    February 24, 2021 at 11:10 pm

    Like to see them in the jungle meeting the big cats

    Reply
  12. MISS EVA L APPLEBY says

    February 25, 2021 at 1:49 am

    I would love a horse riding holiday

    Reply
  13. MISS EVA L APPLEBY says

    February 25, 2021 at 1:49 am

    I would love a horse riding

    Reply
  14. Amy Doyle says

    February 25, 2021 at 7:20 am

    An under water adventure

    Reply
  15. pamela gossage says

    February 25, 2021 at 11:06 am

    On a flight to Mars

    Reply
  16. Rich Tyler says

    February 25, 2021 at 3:19 pm

    In amazon rainforest

    Reply
  17. YOLANDA DAVIS says

    February 25, 2021 at 5:00 pm

    On safari seeing all the animals.

    Reply
  18. Jo Jones says

    February 25, 2021 at 5:55 pm

    I would like them to go on a mystery tour holiday

    Reply
  19. Andrew Ingold says

    February 26, 2021 at 9:14 am

    On a farm

    Reply
  20. Mel Turner says

    February 26, 2021 at 4:54 pm

    To the moon

    Reply
  21. Rachel Butterworth says

    February 27, 2021 at 9:47 pm

    To the jungle.

    Reply
  22. michelle o'neill says

    February 28, 2021 at 7:02 am

    off to space in a rocket

    Reply
  23. Eileen Hindley says

    March 1, 2021 at 9:36 am

    Going on a treasure hunt

    Reply
  24. Phil Read says

    March 1, 2021 at 2:16 pm

    Going shopping

    Reply
  25. Julie Ward says

    March 4, 2021 at 11:14 pm

    Go on the big one at Blackpool Pleasure beach

    Reply
  26. natalie s says

    March 6, 2021 at 6:59 pm

    Oh I think a camping trip would be great

    Reply
  27. Vivienne mo says

    March 9, 2021 at 5:42 am

    A holiday

    Reply
  28. Ruth Harwood says

    March 9, 2021 at 7:38 am

    I’d love to see them walk the great wall of China and have adventures in chinese culture xx

    Reply
  29. justine meyer says

    March 10, 2021 at 5:35 pm

    I would like them to go in the sewers to make friends with the rats

    Reply
  30. Troy Easton says

    March 10, 2021 at 6:53 pm

    Would love to see them googly eyed cat go to space and the moon.

    Reply
  31. Emma England says

    March 12, 2021 at 10:56 am

    I’d love to see them fight crime!

    Reply
  32. Adrian Bold says

    March 12, 2021 at 3:39 pm

    A trip to the zoo.

    Reply
  33. Maria Messruther says

    March 12, 2021 at 8:42 pm

    I would love them to go to Atlantis

    Reply
  34. Susan B says

    March 13, 2021 at 4:28 am

    Hitching a ride to the space station.

    Reply
  35. Lisa Wilkinson says

    March 13, 2021 at 8:22 pm

    Climbing a mountain

    Reply
  36. Amanda says

    March 13, 2021 at 10:40 pm

    To visit Mars ?

    Reply
  37. Patricia Barrett says

    March 14, 2021 at 3:57 am

    To the moon!

    Reply
  38. Faye Reed says

    March 14, 2021 at 7:36 am

    I think it would be fun to read about them going to a Zoo and seeing all the big cats!

    Reply
  39. Tammy Neal says

    March 14, 2021 at 12:58 pm

    To the zoo x

    Reply
  40. TERRY DUNN says

    March 14, 2021 at 1:05 pm

    To the seaside

    Reply
  41. lynn neal says

    March 14, 2021 at 4:41 pm

    I would like to see them making pizzas in a restaurant!

    Reply
  42. Tracy Barber says

    March 14, 2021 at 9:13 pm

    Going to London to see the Queen

    Reply

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