The first time Kitten sees the full moon, she thinks it’s a bowl of milk and spends the evening trying to get to it. Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes (Ages 2-6) Has the good luck cat finally run out of luck? Paul Lee’s warm acrylic illustrations bring the cat and family to life. Then Woogie goes missing, and the girl is heartbroken. The little girl who cares for Woogie tells the story of Woogie’s eight close-calls: when she climbed up into Mom’s car near the motor, the time she was trapped in the clothes dryer. Woogie is a good luck cat.” If cats have nine lives, Woogie has spent hers pretty quickly. “My aunt Shelly from Oklahoma says some cats are good luck. The Good Luck Cat by Joy Harjo, Illustrated by Paul Lee (Ages 7-9) Works nicely with toddler groups and preschoolers. Fortunately, the neighborhood birds hear his bell jingling, and the cat catches only a few feathers. The cat’s gotten out and wants something a little wilder than canned food for lunch. Illustrated in Ehlert’s trademark painted collage.įeathers For Lunch by Lois Ehlert (Ages 1-8) After fighting the kitten and asserting his dominance, the top cat teaches the new kitten the ropes. C-A-T." This only works if you're comfortable being the straight-man and letting the kids be the ones "in on" the joke" you seem not to get.Ĭleo’s Color Book by Stella Blackstone (Baby-5)Ī curious orange-striped kitten goes out to explore and sees things of different colors.Ī self-satisfied cat’s sedate daily life is shaken up when a new kitten arrives. Inevitably, at least one child will shout "that's an elephant!" Whatever you do, don't break character frown and tell them "No, see, it says here it's a picture of his cat. This is particularly hilarious when the elephant takes certain characteristically feline poses, like bathing himself with a leg in the air, or sleeping on top of the television. The narrator talks about his silly cat, who behaves rather like a typical cat-but the illustrations show an elephant. You have to be a good "straight man" to carry off reading this book well.My Cat, The Silliest Cat in the World by Gilles Bachelet (Ages 4-9) Printable Copy, including mask piece templates
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