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The Adventures of Mittens

Wellington's Famous Purr-sonality

Author: Silvio Bruinsma and Phoebe Morris  

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Meet Mittens, Wellington's world-famous cat-about-town. He has thousands of followers, a hit song, an exhibition of fan art, and with his exploring paws he brings joy to everyone he meets!

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Meet Mittens, Wellington's world-famous cat-about-town. He has thousands of followers, a hit song, an exhibition of fan art, and with his exploring paws he brings joy to everyone he meets!

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Meet Mittens, Wellington's world-famous cat-about-town. He has thousands of followers, a hit song, an exhibition of fan art, and with his exploring paws he brings joy to everyone he meets!

Join Mittens, Wellington's pawsome celebrity cat, on his real-life adventures in this feline-fabulous picture book by Silvio Bruinsma and Phoebe Morris.

Have you met Mittens? If not, it's only a matter of time.

Mittens is the most famous cat ever to parade the streets of Wellington with his noble nose and fabulously fluffy tail in the air. Mittens is on a mission to leave no corner of the CBD unexplored, no passerby unsmooched, no business, school or residence uninspected. He naps in shop windows, hails cars, crosses busy roads on the green light and, like any self-respecting cat, he lives for attention - but only when he's in the mood for it.

The Turkish Angora caught the the attention of the world when, just by being his inquisitive and charming self, his antics cheered up Wellingtonians during the 2020 lockdown. Wellington's mayor awarded Mittens a Key to the City and HRF (His Royal Floofiness) was even nominated for New Zealander of the Year!

Read all about Mittens' adventures around the capital city in this delightful rhyming story by Silvio Bruinsma, Mittens's guardian, with exuberant illustrations by the acclaimed illustrator and hippest of Wellingtonians, Phoebe Morris.

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About the Author

Silvio Bruinsma

Silvio Bruinsma could never have imagined the path he had stepped onto when he convinced his wife to adopt a cheeky and playful Turkish angora kitten. Mittens’ penchant for exploring soon emerged, and Silvio realised that being his guardian would be more adventurous than expected.When the Bruinsmas moved to a home on The Terrace in Central Wellington, Mittens’ habitual wanderings suddenly gained a high profile as the friendly, ever-curious cat strode into homes, apartments, office buildings and stores, smooching up to numerous passersby in the CBD.A fellow pet-lover who worked at the local SPCA set up a Facebook page, ‘The Wondrous Adventures of Mittens’, so that people who met him would know he was a cared-for family cat and have any of their concerns allayed, as well as offering Mittens fans a space to share selfies and stories with the community. This Facebook page now has more than 67,000 members from all around New Zealand and the globe.Silvio, an accountant with a special interest in working with not-for-profit organisations, is now using his skills to ensure that Mittens' immense popularity is giving back to the community that loves him. He’s collaborated with the Museum of Wellington on a ‘Floofy and Famous’ exhibition of Mittens fan art produced during New Zealand's pandemic lockdown in 2020. Proceeds from Mittens merchandise has raised funds for the local SPCA’s new kitten enrichment facility, while funds from Mittens' number-one hit song are donated to New Zealand’s Mental Health Foundation. Silvio has produced The Adventures of Mittens for fans and cat-lovers of all ages.Reflecting on the amazing rise to fame of his family pet, and the wild ride the family has been taken on as a result, Silvio says Mittens has showed him the vital role that animals can play in people’s mental health.Besides acting as Mittens’ talent agent and gig manager, and fielding calls from all over the world for interviews, Silvio is a partner at Deloitte NZ and, with his wife Sarah, parents a son and daughter, Roelf and Lillian.

Phoebe Morris

Phoebe Morris has been drawing for herself since 1996, and for other people since 2013. From a small studio in Wellington, she has collaborated with acclaimed author David Hill on award-winning picture book biographies of famous New Zealanders for Penguin Random House New Zealand: Sir Edmund Hillary (First to the Top, 2015), Burt Munro (Speed King, 2016), Jean Batten (Sky High, 2017), Sir Peter Blake (Hero of the Sea, 2018), Joan Wiffen (Dinosaur Hunter, 2019) and Jacinda Ardern (Taking the Lead, 2020). Phoebe is also the illustrator of the Frankie Potts junior fiction series by Juliet Jacka.Unanimously praised for the quality of the illustrations, First to the Top was named a 2016 Storylines Notable Picture Book. In a review for the New Zealand Listener, Ann Packer wrote 'Wellingtonian Phoebe Morris makes a stunning debut as an illustrator ... from the arresting cover, through cameos of his younger life, to haunting, other-worldly mountainscapes, Morris's style gives the old story a cool new edge.'In 2018 Phoebe was shortlisted for the Russell Clark Award for Illustration in the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.Though much of her work focuses on narrative storytelling, Phoebe also creates illustrations for apps, websites, editorials, animation and interior design. Find out more about her work at phoebemorriscreative.com

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Product Details

Publisher
Penguin NZ | Puffin
Published
3rd August 2021
Pages
32
ISBN
9780143775850

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CUSTOMER REVIEWS

11 Oct, 2021
A very sweet little story I brought for my baby boy due November, can’t wait to read it to him so he can learn about mittens adventures
By Shelley
30 Sep, 2021
Favulous story and lovely graphics
By Linda
28 Sep, 2021
Absolutely love this book!
By Katharine
26 Sep, 2021
Love it.
By Tracey
23 Sep, 2021
My Granddaughter loves it!! So does my son and his partner! He said it's a beautiful book, and a lovely story to snuggle up and read to her.
By julia
23 Sep, 2021
Love it!!
By Francesca
22 Sep, 2021
Love this book, I took this to work to show my work colleagues and ended up ordering 3 more!
By megan
14 Sep, 2021
Excellent for Mittens lovers
By Jocelyn
07 Sep, 2021
A lovely book. Enjoyed the story and beautiful illustrations
By Natalie
16 Sep, 2021
Great little story and 'home grown" with familiar street names. Hope Mittens is still around making everyone happy.
It was geared to early readers but with a bit more dialogue could have been for teens or even adult readers .. perhaps a More of Mittens could be editioned?!
By Pauline
28 Sep, 2021
Lovely illustration. Average story. Purchased to support local and the donation is so great. I do appreciate the idea.
By Che
27 Sep, 2021
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16 Sep, 2021
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06 Sep, 2021
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