Nicole Rubel

Sarah’s remarkably rotten feline friend attempts to keep her from starting school. Ultimately Sarah comes up with a devious plan that allows Ralph to come, too — but with disastrous results! Ralph is really rotten — and Sarah loves him just as he is.

In four short chapters, Sarah tries to ready her red rascally cat, Rotten Ralph, for a kitty competition that includes his cousin, Perfect Percy. Ultimately, Ralph and Sarah conclude that sometimes it’s best to just be yourself. Humor abounds in this installment of Rotten Ralph.

Meet Ralph, Sarah’s rotten, red, rat of a cat. In spite of his rudeness, Sarah loves Ralph and is his champion — until her parents have had enough of Ralph’s rotten behavior and (temporarily) kick Ralph out. The results are a funny, offbeat picture book for slightly older readers.