Synopses & Reviews
andlt;Iandgt;So, what's it like to be a cat?andlt;/Iandgt; andlt;BRandgt; andlt;Bandgt;I'm very glad you asked me that.andlt;/Bandgt; andlt;BRandgt; Are cats afraid of the dark? Where do they prefer to sleep? What time do cats eat their breakfast? And what do they andlt;Iandgt;reallyandlt;/Iandgt; think of dogs (and people!)? The award-winning team of Karla Kuskin and Betsy Lewin explore the secret inner lives of felines in this beguiling question-and-answer interview between an intrepid child and a very clever cat.
Review
"Karla Kuskin's wit is at its finest." - andlt;iandgt;The New York Timesandlt;/iandgt;
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"Delightfully saucy." -Horn Book
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"Delightfully saucy." -andlt;iandgt;Horn Bookandlt;/iandgt;
Synopsis
So, what's it like to be a cat?
I'm very glad you asked me that.
Are cats afraid of the dark? Where do they prefer to sleep? What time do cats eat their breakfast? And what do they really think of dogs (and people )? The award-winning team of Karla Kuskin and Betsy Lewin explore the secret inner lives of felines in this beguiling question-and-answer interview between an intrepid child and a very clever cat.
Synopsis
With a whimsical text by an award-winning children's poet and beguiling illustrations by a Caldecott Honor Award-winning illustrator, this fun picture book features a little boy interviewing a cat. Full color.
About the Author
Cats have permitted andlt;Bandgt;Karla Kuskinandlt;/Bandgt; to observe their antics for a very long time. She's found that they especially like to nap on her papers when she is trying to write about them! She has written dozens of poetry collections and picture books, including andlt;Iandgt;Roar and More; The Philharmonic Gets Dressed; The Animals and the Ark;andlt;/Iandgt; and andlt;Iandgt;Moon, Have You Met My Mother?andlt;/Iandgt; She has won numerous awards for her witty way with words, including the prestigious NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children and the Children's Book Council's Lifetime Achievement Award. She lives with her husband and Velma the cat on Bainbridge Island, Washington.Betsy Lewin is the Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator of andlt;iandgt;Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Typeandlt;/iandgt; and its sequels, andlt;iandgt;Giggle, Giggle, Quackandlt;/iandgt;;andlt;iandgt; Duck for Presidentandlt;/iandgt;; andlt;iandgt;Dooby Dooby Mooandlt;/iandgt;; and andlt;iandgt;Thump, Quack, Mooandlt;/iandgt;; in addition to a number of other picture books, including andlt;iandgt;So, Whatand#8217;s It Like to Be a Cat? andlt;/iandgt;and andlt;iandgt;Where Is Tippy Toes?andlt;/iandgt; She lives in Brooklyn, New York.