Lately my son has been saying "cat, cat!" and then running to the bookshelf, pulling out a certain book and plopping it in my lap. He does this multiple times a day. The book that has caused a sensation at our place is called Big Cat, Small Cat and it explores the fantastical world of cats. I'm a cat lover myself, so I was excited to get this book but I had no idea that my two year old would love it this much. I'm thrilled!
Big Cat, Small Cat features unique, charming illustrations by Ami Rubinger where we see just about every kind of cat from nice and mean to dirty and clean. The sing-song text is fun and my son especially loves the rhymes. The rhyming word at the end of each page is intentionally left out, encouraging your child to participate and fill in the blank. I thought this concept was clever, but I didn't expect my son to understand it right away and figured I'd have to wait a while before he would start chiming in with the missing word. Well, after only a few days of reading the book together, he started chiming in all by himself! He can pretty much complete all the sentences with the last word and he loves doing it. This is the first time he's interacted with a book this way, and I really feel he learns something every time we read it together. The underlying message of accepting those of all shapes, sizes and personalities is also wonderful. It's engaging and I know that we will be reading this one for a long, long time!
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This is suck a cute book! I wish I could hear the Bean saying "Cat, Cat"
ReplyDeleteI can imagine my little ones having a great time reading this! Thanks for the chance to win! :-)
ReplyDeletekhmorgan_00 [at] yahoo [dot] com
what a fun book mverno@roadrunner.com
ReplyDeleteI have a four-year-old, a three-year-old, and a nineteen-month-old, all of whom would get a big kick out of this book.
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We love cats and love to read. This would be great for our young family.
ReplyDeleteBrooke loves a good book...actually she loves books. It would add to our book collection.
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I have to enter for this book
ReplyDeleteCat was my grandchild first word he is very quiet.
pcollins@cajunnet.com
my daughter loves any book about cats
ReplyDeletelostgrrl00@yahoo.com
sounds like a great book
ReplyDeletekhunsl00@pnc.edu
This looks like a cute book. I love children's books that rhyme.
ReplyDeletersgrandinetti@yahoo(DOt)com
Sounds like a cute book. We are cat owners which makes it even more appealing.
ReplyDeleteI would love to have this book to read to my grandson.
ReplyDeletelgrieser(at)sbcglobal(dot)net
I would love to read this with my boys - we are a 4 cat household so it is a subject they know and love
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ReplyDeleteI have 5 cats and my grandaughter would love this book because also loves cats thanks.
ReplyDeleteOh, my nephew would love this. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteMy little boy would love this book. He really loves animal books & especially loves to point at cats in books & say "meow":)
ReplyDeletemscoffee77(AT)juno(DOT)com
This does look cute. I like the twitchy purple cat.
ReplyDeleteforsythia423@gmail.com
I work at a cat sanctuary, and we'd love to have this in our library! :-)
ReplyDeleteMy little grandson loves cats and this book is adorable.
ReplyDeletejanetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com
I love cats & would love to instill that in my great niece & nephew.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway >^..^<
bloggyig at gmail dot com
My son loves animals so this would be perfect for him. Thanks for the chance, justicecw@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteThat's so cute how your little one is interacting with this book. Its funny one of the bedtime counting stories we have features a cat on all the pages. And there is one page where there 7 shoes in a short straight row and later the cat is beside a rocking chair with the two characters (the human ones) of the book - chewing on the missing shoe!
ReplyDeleteI said Robbie! Where do you think he got that shoe...so he went back a few pages and took the book and just stared at this page for the longest time it was very funny. That was his favourite book for awhile. I always asked - where's the kitty - as the cat showed up somewhere on all the pages.
This looks like an adorable book!
ReplyDeleteand so good for early readers.
clarkmurdock@yahoo.com
This would be great,my son meow's when he sees cats,he would love it
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My 4 year old would LOVE this book! macd82 at gmail dot com
ReplyDeleteI am trying to start a book collection for my 4 year old and only have 2 books so far. I am in desperate need of books, and my daughter is a hard core cat lover!
ReplyDeletedizzybloom@gmail . com
I love books that get my kids interested or "reading" along... And if the book has animals in it OOOOO my kids are all over it..
ReplyDeleteMy 3 year old daughter loves books about animals, especially cats. She would love this. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThis book sounds really great. I like that it promotes creativity. I have nieces and nephews that would love to read it.
ReplyDeleteMy older granddaughter has started first grade and is reading quite well. She loves to read to her little sister, and since they both adore cats (they have 2 of their own,) they would truly enjoy this adorable book!
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We are cat lovers, and this would be a great addition to our family library.
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ReplyDeleteMy kids are dying for a pet. They would LOVE this book. Thanks.
ReplyDeletefooks213@yahoo.com
My goddaughter's first word is kitty! I know she would love this book! thanks!
ReplyDeletesherri419 at gmail dot com
My niece, Hannah, has a feline fascination!
ReplyDeletetheyyyguy@yahoo.com
We have the world's BIGGEST tomcat named Romeo. My kids would love to get this book! Thanks so much!
ReplyDeletepamelashockley(AT)netscape(DOT)net
sounds like an awesome book, we all need to learn to appreciate the different sized of cats and people, etc...
ReplyDeleteWe love cats. The kids would really enjoy this. Thanks
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ReplyDeleteLooks great! Thanks for the giveaway!
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I have a new kitten and now I am obsessed with cats. The book looks cute.
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looks like a great book:)
ReplyDeletewe heart cats:)
We love cats! What a cute book! :)
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