First published 2021 by Nosy Crow Ltd
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This is Ruffles. Ruffles loves . . .
singing . . .
fetching . . .
scratching . . .
digging . . .
sniffing . . . running . . .
eating . . . chewing . . . and sleeping.
But Ruffles does not love the teeny, tiny kittens.
They climb . . . and purr . . . and stare . . . and chase . . . and poo.
and hide . . . and lick . . . and pounce . . . and snore . . .
The teeny, tiny kittens follow Ruffles everywhere. They want to do everything that Ruffles does.
But Ruffles doesn’t like sharing . . .
not his snacks . . .
not his cushion . . .
not his tree . . .
not his window . . .
not his chew . . .
not his basket . . .
not his stick . . .
not his hole . . . or his favourite ball.
And Ruffles really doesn’t want to share