Poppy Cat is a series of books created by British illustrator and writer

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. The books are published by Campbell Books (a division of

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), and include ''Poppy Cat's Play House'', ''Poppy Cat's Christmas'', ''Poppy Cat Loves Rainbows'', ''Poppy Cat's Dream'', and ''Poppy Cat's Sparkly Night''. The books have been published in many countries and have sold in excess of two million copies.

TV series

A British-American animated TV series based on the Poppy Cat books and comprising 52 episodes running 11 minutes, was created by

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and produced by Coolabi Productions UK,

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and BAFTA award-winning

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. Poppy Cat herself is voiced in the UK by

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from BBC's award-winning series ''

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'' (later replaced by Jessica Ransom from ''

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'') and in the US by Cake Charles. The series was scored by composer Oliver Davis.

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