Great Animal Antics: BINDUP OF HAMSTER MASSACRE/RABBIT RESCUE - Tapa blanda

Two brilliant stories about Anna, her brother Tom, and their neighbours, Suzanne and Joe-down-the-road, as they investigate two mysterious pet problems... Anna and her brother, Tom, have pestered Mum so much for a pet that she finally gives in and buys them a pair of hamsters. But their happiness soon turns to horror when they discover the hamsters slaughtered in their cage. Can they solve the case of the Great Hamster Massacre? Joe has gone to live with his Dad, leaving behind his beloved pet rabbit. When the rabbit becomes ill, Anna and Suzanne are convinced it's because it's missing Joe. Now Joe is sick too. Can Anna, Tom and Suzanne pull off the Great Rabbit Rescue in time?

Katie Davies was born in Newcastle Upon Tyne in 1978. She studied English and Drama at Warwick University and Acting at East 15. She has written for The Spectator and The Idler, and written and performed various sketches for Radio 4 comedy show, ONE. Her first children's novel, THE GREAT HAMSTER MASSACRE, will be published by Simon & Schuster in 2009. Katie is currently working on her second children's novel, THE GREAT RABBIT RESCUE, also for Simon & Schuster, and a collection of poems for and about teenage girls, set in a comprehensive school in Northumberland, where she grew up. Katie lives in North London with her husband. Hannah Shaw was born into a large family of sprout-munching vegetarians. She lives in a little cottage in the Cotswolds with her husband, Ben the blacksmith, and her rescue dog, Ren. She finds that her overactive imagination fuels new ideas, but unfortunately it keeps her awake at night!