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Toto the Ninja Cat and the Mystery Jewel Thief

Book 4 - Funny and action-packed animal adventures with hilarious illustrations for kids aged 7-10

Dermot O’Leary, Author

Nick East, Illustrator

Series: Toto

Imprint: Hodder Children's Books

Publication date: March 17, 2021

Category: Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage)

ISBN: 9781444952087

Series: Toto

Imprint: Hodder Children's Books

Publication date: September 17, 2020

Category: Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage)

ISBN: 9781444952049

From bestselling children’s author and broadcaster, Dermot O’Leary, comes an action-packed adventure. The crown jewels have been stolen and it’s up to Toto the Ninja Cat to recover them!

Toto and her friends are due to be looking after the French ambassador on a day of sightseeing, finishing at the Tower of London to see the animal world’s crown jewels: a sacred diamond cat collar.

But when they arrive, the collar has disappeared – and what’s worse, it looks like Toto is responsible! Toto is almost arrested, but she escapes to try and get to the bottom of the mystery and clear her name.

She and her friends will have to follow some strange clues that will take them to a secret bookshop, Buckingham Palace and the rats’ underground city in the sewers… Can they defeat an unexpected villain and bring the thief to justice?

Ideal for reading aloud or for children to curl up with and read alone, the story features brilliant black and white illustrations throughout by Nick East. With themes of friendship, inclusivity and winning in the face of adversity, this is a hilarious must-read for all animal-loving kids!

Have you seen Toto’s other adventures? The Great Snake Escape, The Incredible Cheese Heist, The Superstar Catastrophe, The Legend of the Wildcat and The Pirate Treasure Hunt are out now, and make perfect gifts for young readers.

Dermot O’Leary has also written Wings of Glory and Spy Fox – funny action-adventure stories set during the Second World War.

Dermot O’Leary

Dermot O’Leary is the bestselling author of the five books in the Toto the Ninja Cat series.

He started his career on T4 for Channel 4 and has also presented shows for both ITV and the BBC.

Dermot presents a Saturday morning show on BBC Radio 2, ‘Saturday Breakfast with Dermot O’Leary’. The show is produced by Ora Et Labora, the production company Dermot co-founded in 2008.

Ora Et Labora also produces Rylan’s BBC Radio 2 show, a number of podcasts and the TV show ‘Reel Stories’ for BBC2, looking back at iconic singers’ lives on screen.

In 2019, he launched a podcast, ‘People, Just People’ with Audible, featuring guests including Stephen Graham, Ed Miliband and Eni Aluko.

He lives in London with his wife Dee, their son Kasper and their cats Socks and, of course, Toto.

You can find Dermot on Twitter and Instagram: @radioleary

Nick East

Nick East is the illustrator of the bestselling TOTO THE NINJA CAT series, written by Dermot O’Leary. He is also the illustrator of Michelle Robinson’s popular GOODNIGHT . . . series. He worked for many years as a museum designer but has always been a storyteller whether, as a child, filling sketchbooks with quirky characters or, as a designer, displaying a collection of ancient artefacts. Nick is based in York.