What a good kitty

Format:

Book

Title:

What a good kitty

Other title(s):

Little Critter : what a good kitty

Author:

Mayer, Mercer, 1943- author

ISBN:

9780060835651

9780060835668

9781451741926

9780329922948

Edition:

First edition.

Publication:

New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2012]

Physical Description:

29 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Series title(s):

I can read book.

General Note:

"My first shared reading."

"Mercer Mayer's Little Critter" -- Cover.

Summary:

Follows Little Critter's misadventures with a new pet kitty, who tangles up Mom's knitting, knocks over the trash and gets trapped high up in a tree before bravely protecting her family and hissing at a mean dog.

Program Information:

Accelerated Reader AR LG 1.3 0.5 Accelerated Reader Quiz #152198.

Personal Subject:

Little Critter (Fictitious character)-Juvenile fiction.

Little Critter (Fictitious character)

Subject(s):

Kittens -- Juvenile fiction.

Cats -- Juvenile fiction.

Little Critter (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.

Cats -- Fiction.

Genre:

Readers (Elementary).

Readers (Publications)

Fiction

Juvenile works

Readers (Elementary)

Holds:

Available:*

Library	Call Number	Status
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Summary

Little Critter ® has his very own cat! But is he up for the challenge of caring for a pet?

Author Notes

Mercer Mayer was born December 30, 1943 in Little Rock Arkansas. While attending school at the Honolulu Museum of Art, Mayer decided to enter the field of children's book illustration. He created a portfolio of sketches and peddled them wherever he could. He moved to New York City in 1964, pursuing further instruction at the Art Students League of New York, where he met an artist named Marianna who became his first wife. He soon created a new portfolio and with these new sketches persuaded editors at Dial Press and Harper & Row to give him some illustration work. Mayer published his first book, A Boy, a Dog, and a Frog, at Dial Press in 1967. It was notable for being a completely wordless picture book one that tells its story entirely with pictures. Mayer was one of the first illustrators to be credited for using this format. Five more books in this series were to follow. Mayer joined Golden Publishing, creators of Little Golden Books, in 1976. Through them he has sold his "Little Critter" and "Little Monster" series, which are popular with beginning readers. His title Just Me and My Dad made The New York Times Best Seller List for 2012. In 2015, his title Little Critter: Just a Little Love, also made the list. His holiday book, Merry Christmas Mom and Dad, is also a bestseller.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (2)

School Library Journal Review

PreS-Gr 2-Books for the earliest readers don't always offer much of a plot, but this one conveys a story, along with the requisite word repetition and focus on phonemic awareness. Little Critter loves his kitty, despite the cat's multiple naughty deeds. Wreaking havoc with Dad's newspaper, Mom's knitting, and Little Sister's dolls gets the response "Bad, bad kitty!" The cat even disturbs the family dog and pet fish. She is exiled to the yard, and the fire department must come when she and Dad get stuck in a tree. But there is an opportunity for redemption. When a mean dog scares Little Sister, Kitty successfully chases him away, earning the response, "What a good kitty." Mayer's signature cartoon illustrations are funny and engaging. Spare text that draws emergent readers into the action makes this a top choice.-Gloria Koster, West School, New Canaan, CT (c) Copyright 2012. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Horn Book Review

After Little Critter's pet cat makes a mess of Dads newspaper and Mom's knitting, she's scolded and runs up a tree, where she gets stuck. The fire department rescues her, but everyone is still mad. When she protects Little Sister from a scary dog, everyone sings her praises. It's a bland story, but Little Critter fans will enjoy the familiar characters and situations. (c) Copyright 2012. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.