You Can't Catch Me (Harper growing tree) [Hardcover]

Charlotte Doyle (Author), Rosanne Litzinger (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 3, 1998 | Age Level: 2 and up | Series: Harper growing tree

For children who love the game of chase, here's a familiar adventure that ends in a reassuring hug.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 1AA breezy, bold, and energetic book. A simple text describes a game of chase: a dog follows a cat, a bug pursues a bee, two squirrels run around a tree, and a round-faced child calls out, "And someone's chasing me!" In the end, the animals are all caught by their pursuers, and a mother appears on the final page to catch the youngster in a loving embrace. Litzinger's cheerful paintings carry the book. Strong colors fill the pages and lots of movement reinforces the action. Many elements of the illustrations embellish, yet echo, the spare story, including the simple humor in the hiding and chasing scenes (the bee bottom-up inside a rose). Simple shapes such as triangles, circles, and oblongs mold the characters and landscape (bulgy eyes; a round hat; and triangles for faces, paws, and ears). The repetitive text and basic vocabulary could be managed by early independent readers or read aloud to toddlers. Fanciful and lively.AJacqueline Elsner, Athens Regional Library, GA
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Kirkus Reviews

This entry in the Harper Growing Tree series has a text modeled on ``There was a little turtle,'' and several other hand rhymes. It's a lap-sized alternative to board books and features three animals and a child gleefully being chased, hiding from their pursuers, and then being caught upin the child's casefor a parental hug. A brief line or two of text undulates across each simple painting of happy, bounding figures, all eyes and smiles; the sturdy paper stock will survive rough handling during the repeated reading most children will demand. You can almost hear the giggles. (Picture book. 2-3) -- Copyright ©1998, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 2 and up
  
• Hardcover: 24 pages
• Publisher: HarperFestival (January 3, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0694010383
• ISBN-13: 978-0694010387
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 1.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #356,991 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic first book, February 18, 2000

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This review is from: You Can't Catch Me (Harper growing tree) (Hardcover)

My 2 yr old loves this book. the content is simple, great for toddlers! The illustrations are fun, I would recommend this to babies and toddlers. I wish we had discovered this on sooner.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A book your child will want to read over and over again!, January 23, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: You Can't Catch Me (Harper growing tree) (Hardcover)

My 2 1/2 year old daughter loves the predictability of this book. The illustrations are so colorful and delightful. She claps at the end when the boy's mother catches him. Lots of fun!