A Cat Called Cobweb (The Jasmine Green Series)

By Author / Illustrator

Helen Peters, illus Ellie Snowdon

Genre

Animals

Age range(s)

Publisher

Nosy Crow

ISBN

9781805139201

Format

Paperback

Published

10-09-2026

Synopsis

The 19th in a fantastic series of animal stories for younger readers by Waterstones Children's Book Prize-shortlisted author Helen Peters. With beautiful black-and-white illustrations by Ellie Snowdon.

Jasmine's dad is a farmer, and her mum is a large-animal vet, so Jasmine spends a lot of time caring for animals and keeping them out of trouble. Unfortunately, this often means she gets into hot water herself . . . When Jasmine and Tom are dared to go into a haunted house on Halloween, they don't expect to find a beautiful silver tabby stray in need of a somewhere to belong. Jasmine is determined to help. But Cobweb has other ideas and his new owner isn't sure she can keep him. Can Jasmine help Cobweb find the perfect place to call home or will the tabby cat end up back on the streets?

This is the perfect Halloween animal story, with lots of drama, gentle spookiness and a heartwarming cat rescue! Brilliant storytelling that will make you laugh and cry, this is Dick King-Smith for a new generation. Perfect for readers aged seven and up. Check out Jasmine's other adventures: A Kitten Called Holly An Owl Called Star A Sheepdog Called Sky and many more! "Perfect for the young animal enthusiast" - The Guardian "Quality storytelling with a hint of Dick King-Smith's Sophie books" - The Bookseller

Reviews

Jane

First off: the cover for A Cat Called Cobweb is a winning design, with spot foiling and a very cute cat pictured sitting beside a pumpkin, making it irresistibly attractive to many newly independent readers, well suited to an Autumn-themed display, or even one devoted to Helen Peters (since there are numerous other books in this series).

As for the story, it is well-written, with a good mix of imagination and realism, the latter includes plenty of practical information about cats and cat care. In addition, young readers are invited to imagine what could happen when, as a team, their natural enthusiasm is harnessed using skills learned in school, and also what might happen when youthful spirit and determination meets with the caution and concern of adults.

The efforts of Jasmine and her friends to campaign for Cobweb's adoption as the school cat encapsulates that 'purrfectly' (as Tom would say), and could even be used as an example in real-world classrooms. Also inspiring is the way in which cats are woven into the content of our fictional school's teaching, not to mention their displays and special events. For instance, Ms Walker crochets giant cobwebs for her windows; Miss Navarro's class studies classification in Science and look in detail at the cat family; and Ms Campbell's class learns how to punctuate direct speech by writing imagined conversations between Cobweb and his cat friends.

A Cat Called Cobweb is certain to be enjoyed if read aloud to a KS1 class, as much as at home, if borrowed from the school library.

144 pages / Reviewed by Jane Rew, school librarian