Book #39
Book Image:
Bibliographic
Citation:
Kitten's First Full Moon.
By Kevin Henkes. Illus. by author.
2004. 40p. Greenwillow, $17.99. (9780060588281)
Age Group:
Toddler to Kindergarten (Ages 3-5)
Toddler to Kindergarten (Ages 3-5)
Genre:
Fiction
Fiction
Awards:
- Publishers Weekly Best Book
- New York Times Best Illustrated Book
- Caldecott Medal
- School Library Journal Best Book
- New York Public Library's "One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing"
- ALA Notable Children’s Book
Topics/Issues:
Cats, moons.
Cats, moons.
ELS promoted:
Print motivation, print awareness, narrative skills
Print motivation, print awareness, narrative skills
Format:
Hardcover.
Hardcover.
Author/Illustrator
sites:
http://www.kevinhenkes.com/
http://www.kevinhenkes.com/
Categorization
Tags:
E Henkes
E Henkes
Annotation:
When kitten mistakes the moon for a full bowl of milk, she ends up tired, wet, and hungry trying to reach it.
When kitten mistakes the moon for a full bowl of milk, she ends up tired, wet, and hungry trying to reach it.
Reactions/Observations:
Henkes uses roughly outlined black and white drawings paired with simple text to tell the story of a kitten in search of a full bowl of milk. The kitten mistakes the moon for that full bowl of milk, and tries tirelessly to reach it. The striking nature of the illustrations depict the spontaneous nature of the kitten's actions. I especially enjoyed how the reader is able to understand the kitten's puzzlement in the illustrated expressions. The story is sweet and charming. Toddlers and preschoolers alike will have fun watching the kitten seek out the moon and sympathize when she realizes it's not what she's really after.
Henkes uses roughly outlined black and white drawings paired with simple text to tell the story of a kitten in search of a full bowl of milk. The kitten mistakes the moon for that full bowl of milk, and tries tirelessly to reach it. The striking nature of the illustrations depict the spontaneous nature of the kitten's actions. I especially enjoyed how the reader is able to understand the kitten's puzzlement in the illustrated expressions. The story is sweet and charming. Toddlers and preschoolers alike will have fun watching the kitten seek out the moon and sympathize when she realizes it's not what she's really after.
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