Writer and illustrator Viviane Schwarz is a maker of fabulous things.
Her books are full of stories of mad moggies, smiley sharks and marvellously strong mice.
Not content with the papery and pen world Viv also makes craftier beasts and she invites you to make them too.
If you pootle over to the storybook world that is Viviane's website you are tempted in with crafty options of knitting a trio of cats, making mayhem with a cat collage or stitching yourself a fabulous range of sock beasties.
The cats themselves scramble right out of the pages of There are Cats in This Book and can appear on your knitting needles in three feline sizes from tiny to tall.
Check out the Letters from Schwarzville blog too for a peek into a crafty, creative and cat-filled life.
Including some of the most kooky-cool dresses ever. The Moomin dress in particular is all kinds of fabulous.
