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*