Sunday, April 11, 2021

Are You a Cat? By Coll Muir - OPTIONAL

Are You a Cat? by Coll Muir
. PICTURE BOOK. Harper, 2020. $18. 9780062865946 

BUYING ADVISORY: Pre-K, EL (K-3) – OPTIONAL 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE 

A dog is sure that he is talking to a cat, and if it is a cat, he will chase it. But the animal tries to convince the dog that it is not a cat. I like the cat’s (yes, it is a cat) various attempts at dissuading the dog. 

 I am not in love with the muted color palette for this particular book. Nor do I like that as soon as the cat is definitively identified the dog chases it and they both chase a mouse. After all the verbal gymnastics, it feels a bit of a letdown to behave so averagely.

 Cindy, Library Teacher, MLS 

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