Posts Tagged ‘cat’
Blucy Book Blast
I’m trying something a little different today – with a great new book, and a chance to win $100. I’ve joined in a Book Blast Giveaway for Blucy by Julia Dweck, illustrated by Erika LeBarre. (Xist Publishing, 2013) (21 pages, recommended for ages 3+) See below for information on the $100 Blucy Book Blast Giveaway.…
Read MoreThere Are Cats In This Book
There Are Cats In This Book by Viviane Schwarz This is a wonderfully engaging, fun, lift-different-parts-of-the-page kind of book. Yes, there are cats in the book. Three cats talk to the reader, saying hello, asking for help turning a page, and getting excited when they see balls of yarn. We meet the three cats when…
Read MoreYoko’s Paper Cranes
Yoko’s Paper Cranes by Rosemary Wells When Yoko was very young, she lived in Japan. Her grandmother, Obaasan, showed her cranes in the pond at the end of her garden, and explained how the cranes left during the winter, but returned each year. Yoko’s grandfather, Ojiisan, could fold paper into cranes – and frogs, and…
Read MoreA Kitten Tale
A Kitten Tale, by Eric Rohmann Once upon a time there were four kittens. They heard that winter would come, and that snow would come too. Three of the kittens were worried – what was this snow like? Would they be OK if cold, wet snow comes and covers everything? The fourth kitten is excited,…
Read MoreHoundsley and Catina and the Quiet Time
Houndsley and Catina and the Quiet Time by James Howe, illustrated by Marie-Louise Gay Houndsley and his friend, Catina, find themselves snowed-in for a day (with the first snow of winter). Catina worries at first – she has things to do before the concert that evening. Houndsley loves the quiet and isn’t worried at all.…
Read MoreThe Cricket in Times Square
The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden, illustrated by Garth Williams Chester Cricket was a country cricket. He enjoyed hopping around in his meadow, sitting on his stump, and eating liverwurst. Chester Cricket hopped onto a picnic blanket to eat part of a liverwurst sandwich – and found himself bundled up with the sandwich…
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