▁with ▁her ▁friend ▁John , ▁have ▁to ▁learn ▁a ▁little ▁w itch craft ▁and ▁to ▁track ▁down ▁Mrs . ▁Cant rip ▁for ▁her ▁at - best ▁amb ivalent ▁help . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁two ▁books ▁are ▁more ▁closely ▁linked ▁than ▁the ▁third . ▁Car bon el ▁has ▁been ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁few ▁real ▁cat ▁characteristics : ▁he ▁is ▁more ▁like ▁Ed ith ▁N es bit ' s ▁Ps am me ad ▁in ▁Five ▁Children ▁and ▁It ▁( 1 9 0 2 ), ▁speaking ▁" with ▁the ▁voice ▁of ▁tart ▁and ▁faint ly ▁imp at ient ▁ad ul th ood ". ▁ ▁C ats ▁( al beit ▁non - spe aking ▁ones ) ▁are ▁also ▁central ▁to ▁S le igh ' s ▁stand - alone ▁novel ▁No ▁One ▁Must ▁Know ▁( 1 9 6 2 ), ▁about ▁children ▁hiding ▁a ▁cat ▁and ▁her ▁k itt ens ▁from ▁a ▁land l ord ▁who ▁has ▁b anned ▁p ets . ▁ ▁Another ▁novel ▁of ▁S le igh ' s ▁suitable ▁for ▁the ▁age ▁group ▁is ▁The ▁Snow ball ▁( 1 9 6 9 ). ▁ ▁Books ▁Car bon el : ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁the ▁C ats , ▁ ▁( P uff in ▁paper back ) ▁The ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Car bon el , ▁ ▁( Bob bs - M err ill ▁hard back ) ▁Car bon el ▁and ▁Cal idor , ▁ ▁( K est rel ▁Books ▁hard back ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : B rit ish ▁children ' s ▁nov els ▁▁