Cleo and Caspar (Cleo Series) [Hardcover]

Stella Blackstone (Author), Caroline Mockford (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2001 | Age Level: 2 and up | Series: Cleo Series

Cleo the cat's friendship with the new puppy Caspar has a rocky start, but by the end of the day the two of them are playmates and a new friendship has been formed. The simple rhyme and vocabulary promote early reading.

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

reS-Gr 1-Cleo, a cat, meets, dislikes, and, of course, finally loves the new family dog. The brief text looks hand lettered and is easy to read: "Cleo, this is Caspar. Come and say hello." However, the plot is missing something. The feline runs up a tree and hides. The child tells her that Caspar is sleeping and immediately she comes down and tells the sleeping newcomer that he can stay. It's all a little too simplistic. The large, colorful acrylic illustrations of the orange cat and brown-and-white pup are attractive but can't redeem a facile story.

Susan Lissim, Dwight School, New York City

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Review

"Cleo, a cat, meets, dislikes, and, of course, finally loves the new family dog. The brief text looks hand lettered and is easy to read." --Publisher's Weekly

"Thick, brilliant acrylics on lush watercolor paper create visual pleasure for this single-sentence-per-page rhyme chronicling the adventures of an orange-striped cat.... The kiss at end is dear. Mockford's uncomplicated renditions, outlined in heavy black line, seem inspired by Lucy Cousins's style, and are fitting companions to the simple text." --School Library Journal

"Thick, brilliant acrylics on lush watercolor paper create visual pleasure for this single-sentence-per-page rhyme chronicling the adventures of an orange-striped cat.... The kiss at end is dear. Mockford's uncomplicated renditions, outlined in heavy black line, seem inspired by Lucy Cousins's style, and are fitting companions to the simple text." --School Library Journal --This text refers to the Board book edition.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 2 and up
  
• Hardcover: 24 pages
• Publisher: Barefoot Books (October 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1841484407
• ISBN-13: 978-1841484402
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 10 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,104,533 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Soon to be a classic!, February 24, 2004

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Sonja H. Lange "mom to the fourth degree" (Austin, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cleo and Caspar (Cleo Series) (Hardcover)

My 19 month old daughter picked this book out from the library and we had to recheck it when it came due! She waits her turn - and then shouts "No!" along with Cleo. The simple rhyming text and colorful illustrations really keep her attention - AND the attention of my much more well-read 3 year old son. They both clamor for this book at bedtime. We will be purchasing the entire series.

5.0 out of 5 stars Another great addtion to our Cleo collection!, September 4, 2009

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Jennifer (Jacksonville, NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cleo and Caspar (Board book)

With this purchase, we now own every Cleo book--they are my absolute favorite and I truly enjoy reading them to my (now) 7-month old (we've been reading them since he was born). As with all the other books, the colors are bright, the characters are cute and well-drawn, and the book rhymes. The only even somewhat minor thing about this particular book is that the rhyme scheme was a bit different than the other books. Other books, you pick up, read, and the rhyming works perfectly from page flip to page flip. This one took me a read or two to find the correct page-turning-rhythm. Sounds silly, but there you go. Still a winner of a book and I would recommend it to anyone!

5.0 out of 5 stars New Friends, July 6, 2009

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Catherine W. Hughes (Cambridge, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cleo and Caspar (Cleo Series) (Hardcover)

Gentle rhythms of text lead to the meeting of a Cleo, a cat, and Caspar, a puppy. Caspar barks and Cleo hisses, "No!" then runs away. While Caspar sleeps, Cleo talks to her owner, a young boy. Cleo comes inside and tells Caspar, who is sleeping, that he can stay. Cleo drinks her milk, only to play with Caspar after he wakes up.