Book Description

Ages 4 to 8 years. While Pete the Purple Flying Pig is flying around the world he meets a cat called Kitty from Kathmandu under the Eiffel Tower. She is fluffy white and wears a feathery boa and a floppy hat. They eat frog's legs and snails in a sidewalk cafe. They visit the Louvre and see Mona Lisa smile. Pete tells Kitty he wants her to fly around the world with him and he tries to teach her how to fly...but she can't! She tries, and tries but there's no way a cat called Kitty can fly and she feels very sad because of this. Pete the Purple Flying Pig also feels very sad because he wanted to fly around the world with Kitty, and now he can't. He flies off home and while there Pete the Purple Flying Pig very soon discovers that finding a friend is even better than flying around the world! He rushes back to tell Kitty what he has discovered and finds her staring at the stars and imagining flying around the world with Pete. Suddenly, there's a loud knock at her door -- it was Pete - with a big bunch of flowers! Kitty smiles just like Mona Lisa, and Pete the Purple Flying Pig tells her "I don't give two 'oinks' if you can't fly. I like you just the way you are -- Kitty from Kathmandu!".