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R.I.P., Grumpy Cat
We are sad to hear of the passing of kitty superstar Tardar Sauce, better known as Grumpy Cat. Her perpetually "grumpy" expression (the result of her unique genetics) has brought smiles to so many and reportedly belied a sweet personality. We'll miss you, Grumpy Cat.In her honor, here are some...
Review of Kitten and the Night Watchman
Kitten and the Night Watchmanby John Sullivan; illus. by Taeeun YooPreschool Wiseman/Simon 32 pp.9/18 978-1-4814-6191-7 $17.99e-book ed. 978-1-4814-6192-4 $10.99A night watchman spies a stray kitten one night, and they befriend each other. As the man makes his rounds of the construction site, the kitten accompanies him...
Review of Niblet & Ralph
Niblet & Ralphby Zachariah OHora; illus. by the authorPrimary Dial 40 pp. g6/18 978-0-7352-2791-0 $17.99Gemma lives with her dad and her cat, Ralph, in an apartment across the hall from Dilla, his mom, and Dilla’s cat, Niblet. Though Gemma and Dilla have not yet met, Ralph and Niblet are fast...
Big Cat, Little Cat
Julie's post this week about Egg by Kevin Henkes took me back to my own Caldecott experience when Henkes won for Kitten's First Full Moon.Here is another book that, like Kitten's First Full Moon, is mostly black-and-white and has minimal text. Like Henkes, Cooper's no-frills drawing style uses deceptively simple...
Review of Big Cat, Little Cat
Big Cat, Little Catby Elisha Cooper; illus. by the authorPreschool, Primary Roaring Brook 40 pp.3/17 978-1-62672-371-9 $16.99Spare in both text and illustration, this is an affecting, unsentimental picture book about the cycle of life. Cooper (Train, rev. 1/14; Farm, rev. 5/10) often takes detailed looks at...
Review of Cat on the Bus
Cat on the Busby Aram Kim; illus. by the authorPreschool Holiday 32 pp.10/16 978-0-8234-3647-7 $16.95e-book ed. 978-0-8234-3710-8 $16.95Paw prints cross the opening endpapers, and the title page gives a preview of what will eventually happen as a contented kitty sips milk beside a delighted-looking child. But before that, the calico...
Little Kitten app review
I admit, I am a total sucker for all things cat-related. But Fox & Sheep's new app Little Kitten (Fox & Sheep in partnership with Squeakosaurus, January 2017; iOS only) has a lot going for it besides the cute-kitty factor.A brief (and optional) wordless video introduces our hero, a gray...
Review of The White Cat and the Monk: A Retelling of the Poem “Pangur Bán”
The White Cat and the Monk: A Retelling of the Poem “Pangur Bán”by Jo Ellen Bogart;
illus. by Sydney SmithPreschool, Primary Groundwood 32 pp.3/16 978-1-55498-780-1 $18.95e-book ed. 978-1-55498-781-8 $16.95Perhaps best known to us now through Barber and Auden’s song “The Monk and His Cat” (there is also a YA novel...
Kitten envy
With new friend Echo. Do I have to give her back?It seems as though all of my friends have new kittens and want to torture me by constantly posting pictures, resulting in a serious case of kitten envy. For various reasons (#1 being my neurotic adult cat), introducing a kitten...
Purrfect reads
art by Edward GoreyYesterday was National Cat Day! Founded in 2005 by pet expert and advocate Colleen Paige, National Cat Day aims to raise awareness of homeless cats as well as appreciate the companionship of feline friends.Celebrate with one of these Horn Book Magazine–recommended books starring cats and cat-lovers —...
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