- Comedy
- Picture Books
- Ages 3–6
The shape of it
The shape of this universe.
Nadia Shireen's bright, funny picture book series starring Billy — a quick-thinking, resourceful heroine with a magnificent frizzy beehive full of useful things — and her loyal cat Fatcat. Across their adventures the pair face down a hungry Beast with a taste for Terrible Soup, a fire-breathing dragon and a treasure-grabbing pirate, always winning through cleverness and courage rather than brawn. Led by a warm, diverse cast and packed with comic detail to pore over, the books read aloud with real gusto and celebrate quick wits, loyalty and not judging by appearances. The first title was named one of The Observer's best children's books of its year. Joyful, giggly and endlessly re-readable, this is a much-loved series for 3-to-6-year-olds.
Bright, giggly picture book adventures starring resourceful Billy and her loyal cat Fatcat, who outwit beasts, dragons and pirates with quick thinking rather than brawn — a joy to read aloud.
The series
One way in.
Cultural footprint
A shelf of evidence.
Cultural ubiquity
3/ 5Well-known to people who know the room.
Sensitivity
Low, and collection-wide.
Across the collection
All 3 books.
About the creator