This book is specially designed in Amazon's fixed-layout KF8 format with region magnification. Double-tap on an area of text to zoom and read. Narrated bya cat-loving little girl, this story is a hysterical romp through a family's pet adoption dilemma. Poor Dad does not like cats, and he voices his opposition tothe steady stream of stray cats that always seem to wind up on his doorstepthanks to a cat-loving Mom who wants to save every stray she finds. In an effort to win Dad over, the little girl hides a tiny straykitten in her hood and convinces Dad to just give it one small squeeze. Dad manages, with trepidation, to stick out his pinkie and pet the creature. But now that five cats have taken over his favorite chair, he becomes desperate andmakes a visit to the pound. Dadreturns happily witha big, fat puppyeveryone gets something that they want. With hilarious ink and watercolor illustrations, this picture book demonstrates the resourcefulness, love, and compromises of a pet-loving family.

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised in the Primary School category by the Golden Sower Award. It was recognised in the Grades K-2 category by the Delaware Diamonds Award. It also was recognised in the Prekindergarten - 2Nd Grade category by the Charlotte Award. It was recognised by the Monarch Award.

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2010 by Flashlight Press .