Lots of cats all around the world do exciting things like fly aeroplanes or play the violin - but my cat, an ordinary round-the-house cat, likes to hide in boxes. Children will love joining in with this fun rhyming story that is just right for beginner readers.
This book features in the following series: Picture Puffins, Read Aloud .
This book has been graded for interest at 2-5 years.
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 in 2015 by Penguin Random House Children's UK .
Lynley Dodd is New Zealand's bestselling children's author/illustrator and has an international following. My Cat Likes to Hide in Boxes was her first foray into children's books and was a collaboaration with her cousin by marriage, Eve Sutton. Her first Hairy Maclary book was published in 1983 and her subsequent stories have become firm favourites. Lynley lives in Tauranga, New Zealand, with her husband Tony, and a fiendish Burmese cat, Suu Kyi. Lynley Dodd is an award-winning author/illustrator, enormously popular for her rhyming stories of the
This book contains the following story:
My Cat Likes to Hide in Boxes
Cats from many different countries may like to do all kinds of strange and exotic things like fly aeroplanes, or sing and dance, or even play the violin - but my cat, an ordinary round-the-house cat, likes to hide in boxes . . .
This book is in the following series:
Read Aloud
Picture Puffins
The "Picture Puffins" series is a collection of beautifully illustrated childrens picture books published by Puffin Books, a well-known imprint of Penguin Random House. This series is aimed primarily at children aged 3 to 7 years and encompasses a wide range of stories, including fairy tales, fables, original tales, and adaptations of classic literature. One of the standout features of the series is the vibrant and engaging illustrations that accompany the text. Many books in the series promote educational themes, such as friendship, kindness, sharing, and problem-solving. The narratives often carry moral lessons, making them suitable for both entertainment and educational purposes. The stories are typically written in simple, rhythmic language that is easy for children to understand and enjoyable to read aloud.