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Here Comes Valentine Cat


School year: Reception, Year 1

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Published: 2016

Great for age 3-10 years

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Cat does NOT like Valentine's Day. It's much too mushy, and no way is he making a valentine for anyone- especially not his new neighbour, Dog. Dog refuses to respect the fence: he keeps tossing over old bones and a hitting Cat in the head! But just as Cat's about to send Dog an angry "valentine" telling him exactly what he can do with his bones, Dog throws a ball over the fence. What is Dog playing at? Cat is in for a hilarious - and heartwarming - surprise in this story about being perhaps too quick to judge.

 

 

This book is aimed at children up to US kindergarten.

This book has been graded for interest at 3-5 years.

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 in 2016 by Penguin Putnam Inc .

Claudia Rueda is the award-winning New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of more than 30 children's books, including Bunny Slopes , which had 8 foreign editions. She lives in Bogota, Colombia. Deborah Underwood is the author of The Quiet Book and The Loud Book! She lives in San Francisco, California. www. deborahunderwoodbooks. com

 

This book features the following character:

Cat
This book features the character Cat.

"Cat's facial expressions perfectly mimic those of a toddler and are captured within a pleasing soft palette of ink and color pencil drawings. Wry humor and a twist ending make this book a charmer." --The Washington Post

"Wickedly fun as ever--Underwood and Rueda clearly know how well sweet and salty go together." --Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Underwood's endearing, voiceless cat is back, this time getting a lesson in Valentine's Day tact. . . . Rueda masterfully uses white space and Cat's facial expressions and body language . . . for beautifully pitched comic timing. Cat hasn't lost his ability to charm readers, if for no other reason than children are so able to see themselves in him." --Kirkus Reviews

"Fresh and satisfying . . . Empowers kids by positioning them as the narrative voice of reason. . . . Cat is a hoot at the height of his naughtiness, but also he's poignantly repentant . . . Fans of Cat's previous books (and even Valentine's Day-phobes) are likely to fall in love with this series installment." --BCCB

 

 

"Creatively presented . . . Humorous . . . The story's singular narrative style and simple but expressive illustrations will make it a favorite . . . Pair it with Laura Malone Elliott's A String of Hearts." --School Library Journal