Ugly Cat & Pablo

Isabel Quintero

Book - 2017

Pablo's attempt to get his best friend Ugly Cat a paleta goes wrong when the little girl Pablo tries to scare decides to bring him home for her pet snake's afternoon snack.

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Published
New York, NY : Scholastic Inc [2017]
Language
English
Main Author
Isabel Quintero (author)
Other Authors
Tom Knight (illustrator)
Edition
First edition
Physical Description
88 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
ISBN
9780545940924
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Review by Booklist Review

Ugly Cat and Pablo are a cat-and-mouse team of best friends, and when they decide to go to the park one day, they hit the jackpot: a girl is buying their favorite foods, chicharrónes and a paleta. When their plan to make the girl drop her food goes wrong, Pablo finds himself in the girl's clutches, and she plans to make him lunch for her snake! With the help of their neighbor dog Big Mike, Ugly Cat manages to get the girl to drop Pablo, but further mishaps follow. Comical illustrations accompany the text and do a good job of showing Ugly Cat and Pablo's predicaments. The author successfully includes the serious and important topic of how to properly treat a friend, through Ugly Cat and Pablo's interactions with each other and with Big Mike. Spanish words are included on every page and reflected in street and neighborhood names. Short chapters and the bold, unique text, especially when expressing dialogue, will be sure to keep the attention of young readers.--Paz, Selenia Copyright 2017 Booklist

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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

In a banter-filled odd-couple story, a mouse named Pablo and his feline friend Ugly Cat roam their neighborhood making trouble and eating street cart food (paletas are a particular favorite). Quintero (Gabi, a Girl in Pieces) also shows the pals' softer side: they regret riding their English bulldog friend Big Mike around like a bull, and they get a chance to apologize when Big Mike rescues them during an attempted paleta theft gone awry. The friends' keyed-up conversations, which intermingle English and Spanish, can ramble, but Ugly Cat and Pablo have abundant chemistry and personality, qualities that are further accentuated by Knight's bold b&w cartooning. Ages 7-10. Author's agent: Peter Steinberg, Foundry Literary + Media. Illustrator's agent: Anne Moore Armstrong, Bright Group. (Apr.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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Review by School Library Journal Review

Gr 2-4-Pablo has adventure in his bones, and he knows the best way to motivate his lazy best friend, Ugly Cat, is through his stomach. Pablo convinces Ugly Cat to vámonos al parque because there is sure to be adventure and food there. They hatch a plan to scare a little girl and an ice-cream man in order to get some treats, but the best laid plans often go awry, especially when friends are thinking with their stomachs and not their hearts. In this tale of the push-and-pull of friendship, Spanish and English words are intermixed; enough context is given that those who do not read Spanish should easily understand the text. Knight's outstanding illustrations add humor and give real personality to all of the neighborhood characters. In the text, the characters are each given a distinct font for their dialogue. VERDICT A funny new series that will find an audience with fans of Nick Bruel's "Bad Kitty" and Megan McDonald's "Stink."-Stacy Dillon, LREI, New York © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Review by Kirkus Book Review

Ugly Cat and Pablo are two tough dudes with hearts of gold and a penchant for miscommunication and (mis)adventure.Pablo is a mouse who dreams of adventure; his best friend, Ugly Cat, dreams of food. When Pablo suggests an outing to the park, Ugly Cat is hooked. After all, there is always the possibility of food in an outing to the park. Sure enough, food abounds, but then they see "THE CART." The cart sells paletasthe Spanish word for PopsiclesUgly Cat's most favorite treat. An "easy peasy lemon squeezy" plan is hatched to obtain a paleta, and from there on, it is all a series of mishaps and misunderstandings. Knight's black-and-white illustrations energetically capture the zaniness of the caper. Each protagonist speaks in a distinctive typeface, which also adds to the visual fun. The book has a liberal sprinkling of Spanish throughout; most of it will be understood by the context, but there is enough vocabulary that will be understood only by readers familiar with Spanish to make them feel extra accomplished. (There is a glossary for those who are not.) And our heroes? Well, they come out of the escapade unharmed and ready to plot their next adventure"as long as we go together. And as long as there are snacks." A series is born. Both chapter-book and reluctant readers will go for this one like cats to paletas. (recipe) (Fantasy. 7-10) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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