Review by School Library Journal Review
PreS-It is spring on the farm, and Kitten is out exploring and visiting the new babies. The feline sees the bees on the flowers, the redwing blackbird by its nest, a chick, a duckling hatching, and more. At the end of a busy day, the cat returns to a house and settles down for a night of sweet dreams. The text and the mixed-media illustrations are at times inconsistent with what is described and portrayed, e.g., "Frog croaks,/Tadpole glistens" shows the pair, but the tadpole does not "glisten." A few pages later, "Pig oinks,/Piglet drinks." Directly below the text, Kitten is lapping milk from a bowl, while on the left-hand side of the spread a piglet is shown nursing. The illustrations are filled with delightful images and the brief text will appeal to the very young.-Linda Staskus, Parma Regional Library, OH (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Horn Book Review
Ten short couplets reflect a kitten's observations on mother-baby interactions on a farm at springtime. The text is swift and engaging: "Morning hums, / Kitten listens. / Frog croaks, / tadpole glistens." At day's end, "Evening whispers, / Moonlight beams. / Door opens, / Kitten dreams." Colorful mixed-media illustrations reflect the tone and tenor of the text, with glimpses of Kitten tucked into each double-page spread. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
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Review by Kirkus Book Review
"Morning hums, / Kitten listens." A calico kitten spends a spring day romping through the countryside and the farmyard. "Chicken clucks, / Chick scratches. / Duck quacks, / Duckling hatches." Kitten chases a puppy and spies a swallow. She plays hide-and-seek with a mousie and laps milk with a piglet. She watches an owlet have dinner and a lamb take its first steps. Until "Evening whispers, / Moonlight beams. / Door opens, / Kitten dreams." Canadian author and illustrator Fernandes outdoes herself with this simple series kick-off; the self-hardening-clayandmixed-media collage spot and full-bleed illustrations are intricate and adorably three-dimensional. For cat lovers, the kitten asleep, belly-up, on the final page will be worth the price of admission. Animals mentioned in the spare rhyming text are only a few of Kitten's playmates. Storytimers and lap-sitters will enjoy naming the familiar feathered and furred faces and mimicking their sounds. Kitten also likes to hide, making this an interactive read sure to please the youngest farm fans. (Picture book. 1-4) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
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