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Mrs. McTats and Her Houseful of Cats

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Mrs McTats lived alone with her cat, Abner and "Every morning she left/as the clock struck eight/To market, to market!/I mustn't be late." One morning, just as she was about to leave there was a scratch at the door and in walked two cats. Mrs McTats decides she has room in her house and her heart for these two strays and names them Basil and Curly. The next morning, three more cats arrive, Dolly, Ernest and Fuzzy (that makes 6). The next day four more are waiting at the door, and so on until finally Violet, Winnie, Xinnie and Yodel are adopted and join the family (that makes 25). Mrs McTats feels something or someone is still missing, so readers won't be surprised when the next morning there's another scratch at the door. But this time it's a puppy and she names him Zoom..... Alyssa Capucilli has written a creative and inventive picture book that combines the alphabet with counting and addition all rolled into a charming and engaging story. Her joyous, rhyming text is beautifully complemented by Joan Rankin's detailed, amusing illustrations that get busier and funnier with each page turn and youngsters will love all the facial expressions and different personalities of each new addition to the house. Perfect for little ones 3-7, Mrs Mctats And Her Houseful Of Cats is a winner and a book kids will beg to read again and again.

Thisis the cleverest counting and alphabet book I have encountered in a long time. In fact, at first reading, it's so clever and subtle that you might not even realise it's an alphabet book. Plus it's just chockful of cats. Big cats, little cats, grumpy cats, fat cats, thin cats, cute cats. They're all in there. Plus the odd rather brave bird sitting within reach of a cat! If your child has a cat or even just likes cats, this will be a lovely book to share!

I bought this book because of the illustrations. They are whimsical and funny and heck, with 25 cats you have to have to find a way to give them each their own personality. My 2 year old loves this story and I was surprised one day when she started naming each of the cats without prompting. She practically has them all memorized. She loves to "read" this book and she loves to sit alone and look at the illustrations. It is one of our favorite bedtime stories.

We love it!!! Cute little story of a woman who keeps having more cats show up at her door to live with her. She names them all in alphabetical order, and then there is a surprise guest who wants to move in at the end. SO Cute!

A fun and funny alphabet and number book. Our three year old granddaughter loves it. She loves cats so it was a natural book for her.

The book arrived quickly and in the condition expected. Wish I could afford to donate it to every child care center I work with.

I loved the story and how it incorporated the ABC's as well
as couting. I would have like to have seen better illustrations.

First off, my only complaint is that for some reason the illustrations irritate my children and me. My daughter wants to know why the cat is all "cut up" referring to the scratchy and squiggly lines of some of the felines.

The story, however, is well crafted and incorporates the alphabet and counting within a sweet tale.

Especially popular with animal lovers.

I liked the way this story used the alphabet. This is good for little children because they need to learn their alphabet or else they won't be able to do anything later on in life. I love cats so that is why I liked this story. It gave me 26 different ideas for names of my cat when I get one. This is about a very kind lady named Mrs. McTats. Everyday she starts receiving more and more cats. Until, one day she has 25 cats. All the cats' names are in alphabetical order. Then one day a puppy shows up and she names it Zoom. So now you have every letter in the alphabet. Children who like cats will like this story because there are definitely a lot of cats in it. The only bad thing is that some of the pictures are kind of ugly.