HAVE YOU GOT MY PURR?

Name: HAVE YOU GOT MY PURR?
Author: Judy West
ISBN: 0-525-46390-9

by Judy West ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 1, 2000

anthropomorphized to a fare-thee-well, and the whole, though charming, just misses being saccharine. (Picture book. 4-7)

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A serviceable picture book in the tradition of animal noises and childhood seek-and-find. A calico Kitten who mews and

hisses cannot find her purr, and while her mother comforts her, Kitten goes off in search of it. She asks the barnyard animals in turn if they have her purr, but Dog, of course, has a "woof," Cow a "moo," Pig an "oink," and so on. By nightfall she even asks Owl, who sends her back to her mother with a "hoot." There Kitten snuggles up and finds her purr right inside herself, just where her mother said it would be: "You hear it when you’re happy." The colors are video-clear, the animals

anthropomorphized to a fare-thee-well, and the whole, though charming, just misses being saccharine. (Picture book. 4-7)

Pub Date: May 1, 2000

ISBN: 0-525-46390-9

Page Count: 32

Publisher: Dutton

Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Feb. 15, 2000

Categories:

CHILDREN'S ANIMALS

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QUACK AND COUNT

by Keith Baker & illustrated by Keith Baker ‧ RELEASE DATE: Aug. 1, 1999

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Baker (Big Fat Hen, 1994, etc.) engages in more number play, posing ducklings in every combination of groups, e.g., “Splashing as they leap and dive/7 ducklings, 2 plus 5.” Using a great array of streaked and dappled papers, Baker creates a series of leafy collage scenes for the noisy, exuberant ducklings to fill, tucking in an occasional ladybug or other small creature for sharp-eyed pre-readers to spot. Children will regretfully wave goodbye as the ducks fly off in neat formation at the end of this brief, painless introduction to several basic math concepts. (Picture book. 4-6)

Pub Date: Aug. 1, 1999

ISBN: 0-15-292858-8

Page Count: 24

Publisher: Harcourt

Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 1, 1999

Categories:

CHILDREN'S ANIMALS | CHILDREN'S CONCEPTS

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BIG BROWN BEAR

by David McPhail & illustrated by David McPhail ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 1, 1999

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Big Brown Bear, with a natty bowler hat, is all set to paint the house in this cheerful Level 1 reader. Every page presents a full-color scene and a few words of easily predicted, often rhyming text: “Bear is big. Bear is brown. Bear goes up. He comes down.” Big Bear climbs a ladder with a pail of blue paint, while nearby, Little Bear plays with a ball and bat—“Oh no! Little Bear! Do not do that!” These are simple words, but sometimes challenging ones, e.g., there are two uses of up, as in climbing the ladder and washing up. The pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations provide nearly ideal context, while also amplifying the story. The format is attractive and practical, featuring large type on a white background that is placed for easy reading. Beginning readers will be amused by the gentle humor in the book, and feel accomplished to have tackled it themselves. (Picture book. 5-7)