April's Kittens
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...
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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."
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780060244002 (0060244003)
ASIN: 60244003
Publish date: October 2nd 1968
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 40
Edition language: English
Some older picture books leave me cold with their lack of full-color illustrations, and/or with their weird color choices. Not this one. The kittens and cat are beautifully depicted, and the black-and-white feels like a deliberate choice, not a lack of options. April, the family cat has kittens, a...