Illustrated by Emily Bolam.
A big book of stories about the pets who live in the houses along Buffin Street: the witch's cat, the old sea-captain's parrot, the snake, the hamster, the new puppy, the pony, the gerbil and so on. A follow-up to the book of farmyard stories, 'Moo Baa Baa Quack', this has a wonderful cast of animal and human characters and the same energetic, up-to-the-minute quality that makes Francesca Simon such a successful writer for young children. Bold brightly coloured illustrations are a perfect counterpart.
