They Sent a Cat to Saturn

Author: Bloom, Valerie

Interest age: from c 7 years

Published on 2 July 2026 by Otter-Barry Books in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 96 pages, Illustrations, black and white
127 x 198 x 14 | 94g

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They sent a cat to Saturnon a spaceship called Hooray.

They put him in his cat space-suitand sent him on his way...

Val Bloom’s exciting new poetry collection is brimming with playfulness, empathy and the joy of words and wordplay.

It is divided into enticing sections: Word Painting; Pets and People; A Little Light Relief; Wild, Wild World; Glorious Food and finally Brawta (the Jamaican word for A little bit extra).

Have fun with Jamaican haiku, puzzles and riddles; find the superpower of smiling; discover dinosaurs, a lost cat, a hero Dad and Papa cookin’; check out how to make an octopus laugh and find kindness in poems about refugees, the meaning of home and friendship.

This book by a much-loved poet will be treasured and read again and again, at home and at school.