When Peter Warner died of cancer in September 2007 he was survived by a wonderful cat, an Abyssinian, called Blue. The cat Blue used to stand in as model for Peter for the cats that appeared throughout the Moon Cottage books when Peter was unable to have direct access to Fannie, Titus, Pushkin and Gilly.

Don't forget these dates and books make great presents, especially with a personal dedication and your order will be sent first class.

This story began some time ago, but is a wonderful tale of how loving and trusting a less than perfect animal can give back to that animal a quality of life that might be thought quite impossible.

The long awaited paperback featuring book one and book two was published this week and you can order it online at Amazon.

Unfortunately it won't be sold via this website so if you do order it with Amazon I won't be able to dedicate or sign as I would normally if you ordered from here.

Peter Warner, the superb illustrator of what he always called The Moon Cottage Cat books, died early this morning following a short illness, which he faced with great courage.

Peter was a man who embraced life with total relish and lived it with brio and both music and art coursed through his blood stream.

Those of us left behind are much the poorer for no longer having this vivacious man who knew how to live among us. See his own entry under The Illustrator in the menu.