To my parents To Kali Patate and Pitou Toudougras To Qwerty and Crokopik To Pioute Eliott and Ness Lola the little keg Mimi38 To Croustiflette Verveine Tortue Géniale Baboin Symétrie Igloo Moquette Sablier Faux filet Capuchon and all the other cats I renamed in my town from not knowing their real names To Bamboo Timmy Tyrion June Arwen Mya Lily Socket and Cendre Canaillou the ferret with positive waves To every gang of purrers to all loving beasties To those who look after animals To the late Kiki my rabbit who crunched his last dandelion bloom this year To Sarujin and Olivier Plazas for their prepping help for colorization for this book To the friends and readers who bring life to this series Thanks to Sarujin and Olivier Plazas for their prep work help for colorization of this book Thanks Yrgane And always to Céline Hervé Cat and Cat 2 Cat Out of Water Christophe Cazenove and Hervé Richez Writers Yrgane Ramon Artist Joe Johnson Translator Wilson Ramos Jr. Letterer Special thanks to Catherine Loiselet Production Mark McNabb Editor Ellen S. Abramowitz Managing Editor Jeff Whitman Editorial Intern Eric Storms Jim Salicrup Editor in Chief
5 I don’t agree with this CAT It’s not sanitary Dad come on SUSHI isn’t dirty Besides he spends the day washing himself ShLurP SlURrRp Exactly I wasn’t talking about the cat
6 On your mark get set 5 4 3 2 1 Go kitty GO Hurry up Hurry up SUSHIIIIII QUICK We only have a few seconds left PSHHEEEEE Shouldn’t play around if you don’t like getting wet PSHHEEEEEE CLIC
7 Left my keys inside GrRweEe Aaah I knew we were right to train and that it’d be useful one day Right SsSUuUShHhI MeOw So Dad what do you say about that huh Mew FLAP Pitu That I’d rather you’d trained on the house keys instead of the ones for the car Bip Bibip RhA Useful Train meOw Go look on Dad’s desk for the keys like I taught you Flap Flap