- Graphic Novels
- Ages 7–10
- Science Fiction
Star Cat: A Turnip in Time!
Book 2 of 3 in Star CatView the full series
A second Star Cat collection with time-travel nonsense, flat dimensions, space slugs and more chaotic sci-fi comedy. Best for readers who already enjoy highly visual, high-energy comic absurdity.
- Best for7–10
- FormatGraphic
- Length208 pp
- Read aloud~1 hr40 min
The vibe
What it’s like.
Style
- Conversational
- Comedic
Tone
- Funny
- Silly
- Absurdist
- Adventurous
- Exciting
Themes
Experience meters
What’s it about?
The story.
The SS Star Cat continues its ridiculous journey through space, time and logic. Captain Spaceington and the crew face new forms of cosmic silliness, including space slugs, a two-dimensional flativerse and exactly the kind of problems that can only be solved by cartoon science-fiction nonsense.
Fit check
Right for your child?
Where it lands by age
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- Best fit · 7–10
- Read aloud · 7–10
- Independent · 7–10
Prose load
Light
Visual support
Very high
Reluctant-reader friendly
Very
Read-aloud quality
Workable
Works well for
- Reluctant readers
Nothing in the book is likely to concern most parents. Safe to recommend without preview.
Bedtime suitability
2 / 5 · Better outside bedtime
Sensitive-child
4 / 5 · Good fit
Graphic intensity
1 / 5 · None
Best for
- Funny graphic novel
- Space comedy
- Time travel
- Reluctant readers
- Absurd humour
Avoid if
- Wants realistic stories
- Wants calm bedtime
- Dislikes absurd humour
Particularly good for children who are…
- Reluctant reader
- Struggling with reading
- Interested in science
In the classroom
How it works in school.
A wacky sci-fi comic series — a reluctant-reader pleaser and classroom-library staple.
A book children love that happens to support school — never a stand-in for the texts a class is taught with. Reviewed for the classroom · June 2026.
Why it lands
Why they love it.
Why kids love it
The specific delight is the flativerse — Captain Spaceington's crew time-travelling and crashing into a two-dimensional universe, space slugs and turnips and exactly the kind of trouble only cartoon nonsense can solve. The second Star Cat with the absurdity dialled up.
- Adventure and freedom
- Animal companions
- Secret world
- Time travel
- Trickery and cleverness
Why parents love it
The second Star Cat — time-travel and dimensional comedy, gag-per-page Phoenix energy intact. Reliable for highly-visual high-energy comic absurdity readers.
- Shared humour
- Quick to read
In the series
Star Cat.
3 books · open the series →
About the creators
About the creators.
If you liked this
Three ways out of this book.
If you liked this, try…
Lateral matches. Same shelf, different texture.
Come into this from…
Easier or preparing reads — perfect lead-ins.
Where to go next…
Escalation reads — a step up in scale, silliness, or stakes.
More like this…
Books that share themes and topics with this one.
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