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A must in every child's library. Our son is now nineteen and we still quote this book. A keeper for life. This is one of the best introduction to reading books ever. Funny, colorful pictures accompany short, sassy rhymes, punctuated by.clever and engaging punch lines.
It has one sentence per page, and about four or five words per sentence. We've found that a lot of books simple enough for him to read on his own are either babyish or completely boring, but this one is funny enough that he enjoys reading it, and simple enough for him to sound out the words. This is a great little book to help foster independent reading. My son is struggling with reading in first grade, and this book is a nice one for him.
She pointed out each clue and giggled.As an adult, it is easy to become bored or frustrated by a book that is too contrite; however, I thought this was a cute, enjoyable book. She can read it all by herself, which is important to build confidence.One thing we enjoyed was that each time Cat sets a trap, the reader is given a clue about what he might catch. I was introduced to this book by a young girl I was babysitting. She is six years old and loves the book.
An example follows:Cat wants a snack.Cat sets a trap.Cat gets a pig.Too big.As others have noted the story line is pretty cute and the artwork is bright and attractive. A cute book suitable for real beginning readers, that does not talk-down to them. The "Early Step into Reading Books" are meant for the earliest readers (preschoolers and kindergarteners). There are also `notes' for parents or other caregivers that give hints as to what to do to help the beginning reader to step into reading.Three Stars. Affordable price. And unlike some other Series and books that make this claim, this book really is at the appropriate level for true beginners. The word choice is simple and the text is printed in a large font.
Multiple traps. And, while it was ~for her~, her 9-yr-old sister enjoyed it too--and so did I.This is a brilliantly written and illustrated little book. Note to the author: I've worked as an English teacher, an author, an artist, and now I'm also a homeschooling mother. This book is great fun. Send this review to your editor, Molly, and tell him/her I'm pleading for more of your books, books like this one. But this book wasn't difficult for her. I'm off to search Amazon for anything else you've written.
My daughters and I are cat lovers, but the mayhem he caused for himself had us giggling together. I'm going to take a look at the other books in this series while I'm at it. She's wanted it since we saw it in a bookstore six months ago. In fact, it launched us into a discussion of the nature of black humor. I'm buying CAT TRAPS for my little one for Christmas this year.
Cat wants a snack.cat sets a trap. Kudos to the author/illustrator for her ability to condense so funny a story into such a short-and-simple package. Now, my little one is still quite the beginning reader, and she's struggling. He gets into all sorts of scrapes as he tries to fulfill his feline craving for a live snack. We talked about how and why we could be laughing at this poor cat who wanted nothing more than to eat, about what made things funny (surprise) and what made ~this~ story particularly funny.
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