Me and My Cat? - Softcover

Kitamura, Satoshi

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1842707752 ISBN 13: 9781842707753

Publisher: Andersen Press, 2009

Synopsis

Late one night, an old lady in a pointed hat climbs through the window into Nicholas' bedroom. She brandishes her broom, fires out some words, and then leaves as abruptly as she came. It's puzzling at the time, but not nearly as puzzling as what happens the next day! Winner of the Smarties Silver Award, this is one of Satoshi Kitamura's funniest and most popular picture books.

About this title

From the Author:

Satoshi Kitamura won the Mother Goose Award for his first book Angry Arthur and he is now one of the most distinguished illustrators in Britain, having created more than 20 books for children.

From School Library Journal:

Kindergarten-Grade 3-Prior to the title page, an old lady with a broom and a pointy black hat is pictured crawling through a boy's window at night. The caption explains that she "brandished her broom at me and fired out some words. Then she left without saying goodbye-." The next day, Nicholas discovers that he has switched bodies with his cat Leonardo. What results is a humorous set of learning experiences about the life of a cat and, for poor Leonardo, the life of a boy. By the time the old woman returns the next night-"Sorry, love. I got the wrong address"-both victims, as well as the protagonist's frazzled mother, are anxious to return to normal. The twist on the last page is wickedly delightful, as are the expressive pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations. Facial expressions speak volumes, and the sense of kinetic movement and moments caught in a series of "snapshots" (on two consecutive spreads) will pull in the most diffident listeners. The high humor is infectious and the entire clever premise is well executed. Use this title with David Small's Imogene's Antlers (Crown, 1988) or William Joyce's George Shrinks (HarperCollins, 1985) for wonderful stories about strange transformations.
Ann Welton, Terminal Park Elementary School, Auburn, WA
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About this edition

• Publisher: Andersen Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1842707752
• ISBN 13: 9781842707753
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Kitamura Satoshi