Late at night Kate wakes up to the meowing of a cat. Illustrations show Kate transforming herself into a cat as she joins the mysterious feline be neath the full moon. The pair climb a hill, where they meow and howl at the moon—which has become the face of a white cat. In a foldout page, the feline friends join the moon cat to fly through a sky full of dreams. The next morning when family members compare their dreams, Kate sim ply replies: “Meow.” David Almond won the 2010 Hans Christian Andersen Award. chs, nlr

Originally published by Hodder Children’s Books Great Britain, in 2004.

All children will love to experience Kate's magical freedom as she changes into a cat and roams the countryside, free to become anyone and do anything, while the moon looks down from the sky, and everyone else is fast asleep.