Purple Panic

Pet Sitters: Ready for Anything

Ella Shine, Lisa Flanagan

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Puddle Dog Press
01 March 2025

Children's & Educational; General fiction (Children's&YA)

Best friends Cassie and Lina can’t wait to pet sit Princess Gina, Mrs Almed’s pampered guinea pig. When she arrives in a fancy purple carriage with a wad of purple instructions, the girls don’t even blink an eye. They’re ready for anything, or so they think. But there’s something unusual about Gina. She’s sometimes very hard to see. Mrs Almed blames her eyesight, but after the pet’s owner leaves and the girls take Gina out of her cage, they discover the truth. Gina has become invisible! And it seems Gus has disappeared and taken the purple instructions with him. Unable to lock Gina in her cage, the girls take the invisible pet with them to search for Gus and the missing instructions. They find Gus in the hallway and then head to Cassie’s brother’s room where a mess of vegetable scraps and a bucket of dye are waiting. Cassie spots a sheet of purple paper beside the bucket. But Princess Gina is growing restless. She escapes Lina’s grasp and falls into the bucket of dye and when Cassie tries to rescue her, the bucket tips over. Princess Gina, now wet and purple, runs under the bed and out of reach. When Mrs Almed returns unexpectedly, she is horrified to learn her instructions have not been followed. Horror turns to hysterics when Gus appears, carrying the seemingly lifeless body of Gina in his mouth. But Princess Gina is not dead! And to Mrs Almed’s delight, she’s now entirely visible! Cassie and Lina are deemed the best pet sitters ever and Gus is treated like a hero.

By: Ella Shine
Illustrated by: Lisa Flanagan
Imprint: Puddle Dog Press
Country of Publication: Australia
Volume: 2
Dimensions: Height: 129mm, Width: 198mm, Spine: 4mm
Weight: 68g
ISBN: 9780648943013
ISBN 10: 0648943011
Pages: 64
Publication Date: 01 March 2025
Recommended Age: From 5 to 9 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Author: Ella Shine LOVES pets of all kinds. She lives in Sydney, Australia with her three cats, four bunnies, parakeet, bearded dragon and an imaginary ant farm for company. When shes not writing stories for children she can be found dreaming up adventures and hunting for the unexpected with at least one of her pets in tow! (And when shes not doing any of the above, Ella Shine is simply the super fun pen name of two real authors writing books together, chapter by chapter.) Illustrator: Lisa Flanagan has illustrated over a dozen books for children of all ages. She loves being creative and exploring outside. When she was little, Lisa had a budgie that couldnt fly but walked on the floor like a person. You needed to be very careful where you stepped!