Sunday, May 19, 2024

Being a Cat: a Tail of Curiosity by Maria Gianferrari and Pete Oswald - OPTIONAL

Being a Cat: a Tail of Curiosity
by Maria Gianferrari, illustrated by Pete Oswald
. PICTURE BOOK Harper, 2023 $20. 9780063067929 

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

APPEALS TO: SOME 

When they are not napping, cats are highly active and curious creatures. Follow along and see what a cat does that you can do too. 

Gianferrari tries to shove every possible word choice about what a cat does into one narrative - so each page has multiple illustrations (not a graphic novel format). And choosing to use second person, as if speaking to the reader, doesn't work in this case. It is too much and it has no story to enjoy. The human character is a white girl. 

Cindy, Middle School Librarian 

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