nbsp;Prolific author Ghigna presents a simple reader with plenty of repetition of sight words. The plain text will encourage new readers to read along or at least to memorize the text. Hyde’s feathery illustrations that show the persistent child and her stubborn puss are inviting despite the muted palette. A fun and easy fable of feline friendship. (Picture book. 2-5)

This book is truly the Go Dog Go for cat people Kids (and adults) love cats! They also love humor! Put them together and you have a winning combination for readers of all ages from beloved author Charles Ghigna—Father Goose® Prolific author: Charles Ghigna has written more than 5,000 poems and 100 books including A Poem is a Firefly (2021 Northern Lights Book Awards Winner and 2021 Story Monsters Purple Dragon Award) and Love is Everything (Kirkus Reviews "Make room on the shelf for this book’s effusion of love and affirmation that everyone needs from time to time.") with Schiffer Kids 42.7 million or 35.7% of households own cats and cat owning households keep an average of two cats eachContains only kindergarten or first-grade words, making it a unique first reading bookFor emerging readers not quite ready for Pete the CatText reinforces vocabulary words through repetitionIllustrations convey emotion through the exuberance of the child and the reluctance of the catAuthor does 30–40 school visits and library talks, as well as teacher and library conferences and is also active doing book tours with each new bookThis book will provide teachers and parents with a fun way to invite emerging readers to be independent and gain confidence in their reading skillsFor fans of the Bad Kitty series, Splat the Cat series, Cat the Cat series, and Skippyjon Jones series