The Sleepover Mystery

Museum Kittens #3

by Holly Webb

Brave, clever and never more than a whisker away from adventure! When the museum’s visitors are gone for the day, it’s time for the cats to come out to play…The kittens can’t wait for the museum’s first ever sleepover! Especially Bianca, who loves being fussed over. So much so that when she goes missing, the others worry that she may have run away with the children. But the rats have also been sniffing around the school party. Could the kittens’ old enemies be the ones behind Bianca’s disappearance?The third in a charming new series from Holly Webb. Purr-fect for fans of the OTTOLINE books and THE ROYAL RABBITS OF LONDON.

Genres: Animals, Audiobook

Paperback

First published January 1, 2021

About the author

Holly Webb is one of Britain's best-loved children's writers. She has written over a hundred books for children, and her work has been translated into over thirty languages. Holly lives in Tilehurst, just outside of Reading, Berkshire, with her husband, three children and several cats.

Reviews

[Kailey (Luminous Libro) · Rating 4 out of 5]

In this third book of the series, Bianca befriends a group of schoolchildren who are at the museum for a sleepover. She loves all the attention she gets for her beautiful white fur! But the rats are scampering around the museum at night, frightening the children. When Bianca disappears, the other kittens look everywhere for her and finally confront the rats. Maybe the rats kidnapped Bianca? Or maybe Bianca wants to run away with the schoolchildren?

This is such an adorable book! The kittens are so cute, and I love the little adventures they have. The plot is simple, but interesting. The writing style is perfect for this age group, and even enjoyable for an adult to read.

I love the world-building of the museum and the family of cats. The old grandfather cat presides over the museum, and the caring mother cat herds the kittens into some semblance of order.

The best thing about this book was the sibling relationships between Bianca, Tasha, and Boris. They squabble and tease each other. They make mistakes, and are not always kind or wise. But they learn and grow and try to do better. When Peter is thrown into the middle of their sibling rivalry, it really mixes things up!

The illustrations are beautiful, and really bring the story to life. Seeing the artwork of the kittens makes me want to give them a cuddle!

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a free and honest review. All the opinions stated here are my own true thoughts, and are not influenced by anyone.

[Barbara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Those four adorable and definitely individualistic kittens who live in a museum are back in this, the third book in the series. The whimsical nature of young felines and their penchant for exploring are captured perfectly in the text, which describes twitching tails, touching noses, and crouching bodies as well as the unique personalities of Bianca, Boris, Tasha, and Peter, something the black-and-white illustrations do effectively as well. After Bianca tears one of the precious dresses on display as she runs away from Boris, who is chasing her, their mother scolds the kittens and suggests they take a break from learning how to guard the museum. Bianca gets into a tiff with the other kittens and sulks off. A gang of rats follows her after she takes a break from hanging out with some students who are spending the night in the building. She is trapped in a dollhouse by the rats with no way out. The other kittens look everywhere for her, even on the school bus that is departing the museum as the field trip ends the next morning. The author ably builds the suspense in this feline-themed story, and young readers will be just as worried about Bianca as the other kittens are. Even though Bianca can be a bit hard to take with her disdainful, superior attitude and vanity, she is family, after all, and the kittens love each other even when they don't get along or see eye to eye. As Boris demonstrates in the end, she deserves a tiara of her very own. Fans of this series will enjoy this one just as much as the previous titles, and they will appreciate the fact that the Dollhouses and Toys Gallery is based on an actual museum as well as knowing about the origin of the dollhouse where the rats trap her.

[Pamela · Rating 5 out of 5]

okay this was book 3 and in it Bianca and Boris are at war with one another and it causes issues with their bickering to add to that there is a sleep over but a school of children. Bianca decides to follow the kids around and gets herself in trouble with the sneaky rats. what will happen with the 4 kittens and the rats and kids read it to find out

[katinameow · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow. We are obsessed with Museum Kittens in this house. I mean, a child of a history teacher, cat lady, museum lover? This book was made for us. K can’t wait for the next books to come out. Hurry up, please! Museum kittens, I can do. Fairy kittens whose job it is to decorate spiderwebs with few, notsomuch....

[Albie Seymour · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was very cute and I loved it.