April's kittens

Format:

Book

Title:

April's kittens

Author:

Newberry, Clare Turlay, 1903-1970.

ISBN:

9780060244002

Publication Information:

New York ; London : Harper & Bros. Publishers, 1940.

Physical Description:

30, 2 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 x 23 cm

General Note:

"First edition."

"Hand-set in Bulmer type at the Golden Hind Press, Madison, N.J."--Title page verso.

Illustrated t.p. on two leaves; illustrated lining-papers.

Art techniques used: Black and white illustrations with details in pink. Images created using ink, charcoal and watercolor.

Summary:

Three new kittens are too many for a one-cat apartment, but Daddy finds a solution to the problem.

Subject(s):

Cats -- Juvenile fiction.

Kittens -- Juvenile fiction.

Families -- Juvenile fiction.

Apartment houses -- Juvenile fiction.

Human-animal relationships -- Juvenile fiction.

Love.

Cats -- Fiction.

Apartment houses -- Fiction.

Genre:

Picture books for children.

Added Author:

Newberry, Clare Turlay, 1903-1970.

Added Corporate Author:

Harper & Brothers.

Golden Hind Press (Madison, N.J.)

Holds:

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Summary

Since it was first published over fifty years ago, April's Kittens remains a classic cat story and is now made available again in this handsome new edition.

Many children understand April's dilemma when her cat, Sheba, has three kittens. April is thrilled until her father insists that theirs is strickly a one-cat household. April must give up three cats, but which ones? The aptly named Charcoal? Tiger-striped Butch? Sweet-faced Brenda?--or even Sheba?

How April eventually comes up with the perfect solutions makes for a heartwarming story that has appealed to many young cat lovers and will continue to delight generations of children everywhere. Clare's Newberry's enchanting illustrations reflect her fondness for cats; School Library Journal deemed these "beautiful drawings, so real one wants to pet them."

Reviews (1)

Horn Book Review

Though old-fashioned, the story of a small girl's yearning to keep both a mother cat and one of her kittens still speaks to pet owners young and old. Newberry's simple, charcoal drawings of the felines are as elegant and endearing as ever in this Caldecott Honor book. From HORN BOOK 1993, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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