Puffin, hardback, £11.99
Max may look sweet, but by his reckoning, he is fearless, he is brave, he is a kitten who chases mice. The only problem is he doesn’t know what a mouse looks like. Fish, birds, an elephant and rabbit point him in the right direction, then a mouse sneakily heads him off towards a monster ...
Much of Max's appeal lies in the illustration — cartoon in style, with little detail, and set against a muted palette of olive, burnt orange and deep pink.
