“Hello Kaz, my name is Kurt and I am sending this on behalf of my 6 year old great-grandson Drayton. We both LOVE your books and enjoy reading them together! Drayton is on the spectrum and so he connects with you so greatly. His favourite book is Cat vs Vac and he noticed that right at the end Gray Rat is no longer on the Pet Team, how is that possible? We hope that you will have time to reply, it would be a great thing if you could! Thank You and take good care!”

Hi Kurt! Hi Drayton! Kaz here! I’m so glad you love my books. And I love that you caught the Big Rat Mystery! Very few people notice that Rat has gone missing in the last few pages. Here are some questions to help you find out what happened to Rat.

1. Why do you think Snake and Rat are in the same cage?

2. Where do you think Rat goes when the pet team beats Vac? Do you see some clues?

3. How would you change the story? What do you think should have happened to Rat?

Rest assured, Drayton, when and if there is a second “Cat vs. Vac” book, I promise Rat will be back! In my imagination, Rat is alive and well and vanquishing a Roomba as we speak. Rat is the most clever and brave of the pet friends, don’t you think? Rat can get out of anything! Even a hungry snake.

Happy reading! Many more books to come, including a new BITSY BAT book on February 4th. Lesson plans and activities at www.BitsyBat.com