Poppy Cat

Poppy Cat is the main character in a series of books created by British illustrator and writer Lara Jones. The books are published by Campbell Books (a division of Macmillan Publishers). Several titles have been published including Poppy Cat's Play House, Poppy Cat's Christmas, Poppy Cat Loves Rainbows, Poppy Cat's Dream, and Poppy Cat's Sparkly Night. The books are published in many countries and have sold in excess of two million copies.

An animated TV series based on the Poppy Cat books, comprising 52 episodes running 11 minutes, was produced by Coolabi Production, Shari Lewis Enterprises and BAFTA award-winning King Rollo Films and created by Mallory Lewis and Leo Nielsen, and was aired on Nick Jr. daily at 09.30, and on Disney Junior in Spain (as Gata Lupe) on weekends. These episodes will be broadcast in other countries including PBS Kids Sprout in the US on November 7, 2011. Poppy Cat herself is voiced in the UK by Joanna Page from BBC's award-winning series Gavin and Stacey.

Core characters

• Poppy Cat – the main character in the series. She is a bossy female orange cat who wears a colorful checkered neckerchief and goes on adventures with her friends.
• Zuzu – a speedy male black and white Dalmatian who loves doing tricks on his skateboard.
• Alma – a sweet female pink and white bunny with a Southern-British accent.
• Mo – a feisty male yellow mouse who loves singing.
• Owl – a smart male brown owl who wears a blue and purple wool hat.
• Egbert – an arrogant male badger who has a British accent. He wears lots of disguises and acts like villains.

References

External links

• Poppy Cat official site