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HOW TO BE A CAT

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
McClure
Author's First Name: 
Nikki
Publisher: 
Abrams
Publication Date: 
2013
2013 Nomination (not yet selected): 

With a nearly monochromatic palette (a touch of blue is found on each page) McClure creates a beautifully simple story with stunningly simple illustrations. Mama cat is showing her kitten all of the things cats do. Each page (or spread) has one word depicting what the cats are doing. From stretch to explore to dream, each page is a visual stunner. This simple story does have a problem when the kitten gets separated from Mama while chasing a butterfly but on the very next page the frightened kitten is found. This is a book that little ones will pore over and maybe even pick up a sight word or two. Up to Seven. Joan Kindig

GOYANGI MEANS CAT

Goyangi Means Cat
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
McDonnell
Author's First Name: 
Christine
Illustrator's First Name: 
Steve
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Johnson
Publisher: 
Viking
Publication Date: 
2011

Collage, muted acrylics, and oil paints create patterns reflecting the Eastern and Western worlds of an adopted Korean child. Bonding with “goyangi,” the cat in her new house, she weeps when it goes missing. Its return helps her accept that both she and Goyangi are home.

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