When the carnival comes to town, the world's favorite fractious feline discovers the hilariously wrong way to victory before he gets it right.

'Illustrated with Rubel's deadpan pictures, this is a prize for newly independent readers, for whom '-practice makes perfect' indeed.' - The Horn Book Guide

'Ralph has his own special niche in the world of children's literature, and now on the easy-reader shelves, too.' - Kirkus Reviews*