Alan Dapré is the author of more than fifty books for children. He has also written over one hundred television scripts, transmitted in the UK and around the world. His plays have been on BBC Radio 4 and published for use in schools worldwide. Yuliya Somina is an award winning illustrator from Moscow. She graduated from the Moscow State Art College with a degree in fine arts and began her career in animation. Yuliya has illustrated many books including Michael Rosen's I Never Know How Poems Start and Bill Bryson's A Short History of Nearly Everything. She currently lives in Middlesex, England.

When Porridge was a wee kitten he toppled into a tin of tartan paintwhich is easy to do and not so easy to say. Now he lives with the quirky McFun family who all have a secret or two. Porridge is always there to lend them a helping paw, if there's a fishy biscuit in it for him... In this musical adventure, Porridge the Tartan Cat has been framed! Someone is sabotaging Isla and Ross' attempts to reunite Groovy Gran's band, the Tattie Scones, and Porridge is the top suspect. Only he knows the real villain is a dastardly dogthe Dug o' Doom.