It's night & the dark is filled with strange sounds as Shane makes his way home On a fence he finds a stray cat that at first growls & spits at him But Shane talks & strokes the kitten to calmness & decides to take the ' Spitfire Kitten Number One' home with him No gang of boys or avenue of dense traffic or fierce dog can stop Shane carrying his new found friend to the place he calls home Greg Rogers' sensitive use of charcoal & pastel create Shane & his cat in splendid city-at-night time scenes