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Spud and Snowball and the Fancy Fish (Spud and Snowball, #1)

A hilarious illustrated fiction book for emerging readers and cat lovers, new in 2025!
By Judith Rossell
Series: Spud and Snowball
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Meet two cheeky cats in this brand-new illustrated fiction for emerging readers from the bestselling, award-winning creator Judith Rossell. Every day, Spud and Snowball lie on the couch and watch TV. When they see an ad for Fancy Fish, the two cats work out a way... Read More
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Meet two cheeky cats in this brand-new illustrated fiction for emerging readers from the bestselling, award-winning creator Judith Rossell.

Every day, Spud and Snowball lie on the couch and watch TV. When they see an ad for Fancy Fish, the two cats work out a way to have this new food delivered to their doorstep. But what arrives is totally unexpected...

Can Spud and Snowball outwit this loud, bossy and very fancy intruder?

A cheeky tale that will have young readers giggling from the bestselling, award-winning creator Judith Rossell.

Series: Spud and Snowball

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  • Spud and Snowball and the Fancy Fish (Spud and Snowball, #1)
    Meet two cheeky cats in this brand-new illustrated fiction for emerging readers from the bestselling, award-winning creator Judith Rossell. Every day, Spud and Snowball lie on the couch and watch TV. When they see an ad for Fancy Fish, the two cats work out a way to have this new food delivered to their doorstep. But what arrives is totally...
    By Judith Rossell
    Paperback
    $1799
    Available
    Ships in 4-6 weeks

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780733343865

Publisher: ABC Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 September 2025

Country: Australia

Imprint: ABC Books

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Weight: 132g

Pages: 128

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Judith Rossell Series: Spud and Snowball Young Adult

About the Author

Judith Rossell is the multi-award-winning author-illustrator of the bestselling Stella Montgomery trilogy, Withering-by-Sea, Wormwood Mire and Wakestone Hall, and the middle-grade novel, The Midwatch. Before beginning her career in children's books, she worked as a government scientist and also for a cotton-spinning company. Judith has written sixteen books and illustrated more than eighty. Her work has been published in the US and UK, and translated into twenty languages. She lives in Melbourne, Australia. www.judithrossell.com

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