Five complete Pete the Cat books in one hardcover, and buying them separately costs a good deal more than this. Robo-Pete. Go, Pete, Go! Construction Destruction. Five Little Ducks. Pete the Cat and the New Guy. Nothing is abridged, so each one reads exactly as it does on its own.

At 160 pages this is the book that carries a whole bedtime run rather than a single night, which is precisely what you want once a child has decided Pete is the only acceptable request. It also travels well: one volume in the bag instead of five on the shelf.

There is more in here than the stories. Six groovy quotes to live by, and a touching tale about the original Pete the Cat that is genuinely worth the read for the adult holding the book. Presented as a proper gift volume, and the obvious pick for a birthday, a first classroom library or a child just meeting the coolest cat around.