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Synopsis
This One 'N That One are comical twin kittens who are full of laughter and love-and lots of mischief. Based on Jane Seymour and James Keach's own twin sons, these two kittens have many exciting adventures in their home by the sea.
The This One 'N That One books are...
"...a snapshot from a family album." (Kirkus Reviews)
"...illustrated with comical pictures of the busy, bouncing kittens." (The Horn Book)
Author Biography: Jane Seymour is an award-winning actress, best known for her role in the television series Doctor Quinn, Medicine Woman. James Keach is an acclaimed film director, writer, and actor.
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From School Library Journal
PreSchool-K?Two pedestrian stories about twin cats named THIS ONE and THAT ONE and their parents, Lady Jane and Big Jim. In Splat, Dad takes care of the youngsters while Mom is shopping. When the kittens can't decide on an art project, he suggests that they paint him. When he falls asleep, they decide to take him up on the offer. Lady Jane returns to find her husband covered in paint from head to toe. In Yum, Lady Jane sends the twins to bed and bakes cookies for her husband to take outside while he fishes. The kittens then sneak downstairs and hide in the picnic basket. When their mother carries the heavy basket down to the beach, the twins surprise their parents with their presence. These stories present some sophisticated ideas that will elude most preschoolers, such as children spoiling their parents' time alone. In both the texts and the flat, one-dimensional artwork, the twins are treated as one identical unit rather than two separate individuals. These books have neither the humor found in Jeffie Gordon's Two Badd Babies (Boyds Mills, 1992), nor the universality of twins who have similarities yet are individuals as found in Holly Keller's Harry and Tuck (Greenwillow, 1993). Consider these titles as celebrity gift-book collectibles?they don't stand on their own merits next to other enduring children's picture books.?Blair Christolon, Prince William Public Library System, Manassas, VA
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