If You See a Kitten [Hardcover]

John Butler (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 2 and up

Illustrations and brief text present appropriate responses to a variety of animals, from pudgy pigs to slithery snakes.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Butler suggests the various responses that children might have when they see different animals. The brief text is comprised of lines such as "If you see a cuddly kitten- say, `Ahhh!'" and, "If you see a pudgy pig- say, `Peee-ew!'" Although words are minimal, the illustrations, primarily in gold and brown tones across glossy spreads, are irresistible. This title will have particular appeal for toddlers.
Sally R. Dow, Ossining Public Library, NY
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

PreS. "If you see a cuddly kitten . . . Say, 'Ahhh!'" This simple concept book encourages very young children to give a one-word response to an animal on each page. Each double-page spread features a beautiful, realistic painting of the animal, as well as a peek (part of a feather, a tail, and so on) of the animal on the next page. Some of the reactions seem arbitrary and stereotyped. Why, for example, should the brightly colored snake elicit a "Yikes" or the friendly piglet a "Peee-ew?" (On close examination, the pig does appear to have been rolling around in something.) Nonetheless, Butler's simple text offers appealing repetition and suspenseful rhythm in the pause before each page is turned, and the large, soft-edged illustrations beg for repeated viewings. A good choice for storytime or for sharing one-on-one with a preschooler. Todd Morning
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 2 and up
  
• Hardcover: 24 pages
• Publisher: Peachtree Pub Ltd (J); 1 edition (March 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1561451088
• ISBN-13: 978-1561451081
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 9.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #643,635 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly Adorable, August 3, 2005

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Dana B. "Dana B." - See all my reviews

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This review is from: If You See a Kitten (Hardcover)

This is a wonderfully engaging book. I am a speech therapist who works with preschool aged children and have yet to meet a kid who didn't like this book. It is a great book for young children with speech and language delays. It provides practice for many early sounds in a functional and meaningful context. It is also repetitive which gives children with langauge disorders many opportunities to practice the sentence structure presented in the book. Many adjectives are presented. The animals are all familiar and the pictures are beautiful.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Your preschooler will love this book., May 2, 2005

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mommy of two boys (ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: If You See a Kitten (Hardcover)

My son was introduced to this book in his Kindermusik class. You've never seen cute till you've seen nine little children around 3-years-old yell in unison what you would say for each animal. In fact they anticipate the next page because they are soooo excited. The illustrations are wonderful. If you're little loves animals they will certainly fall in love with some of these cute little ones.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Kids Book, August 11, 2006

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Francillia Henry "fhbrooklyn" (Arlington, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: If You See a Kitten (Hardcover)

My 2 year old son absolutey loves this book. I came across it at the library and immediately decided to check Amazon for availabilty. It must be included in every toddler's library. I am still trying to get him to say "Peewwee" for the pig because he keeps saying "oink oink" neverthless he loves this book.
Strongly recommended..