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Here Comes Santa Cat
Author:
Underwood, Deborah
Illustrator:
Rueda, Claudia
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Class:
Easy
Age: 3-6
Language: English
Descriptors: Picture Book
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LC: PZ7.U419
Grade: P-1
Print Run: 50000
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ISBN-13: 9780803741003
LCCN: 2013035538
Imprint: Dial Books for Young Readers
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Pub Date: 10/21/2014
Availability: Out of Stock Indefinitely
List: $16.99
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Hardcover Reinforced
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Physical Description:
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 19 cm
H 7.27",
W 8.33",
D 0.55",
0.9375 lbs.
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LC Series:
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Brodart Sources:
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Brodart's For Youth Interest: Popular
Brodart's Insight Catalog: Children
Brodart's TOP Juvenile Titles
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Bibliographies:
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Children's Core Collection, 22nd ed.
Children's Core Collection, 23rd ed.
Children's Core Collection, 24th ed.
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Awards:
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Horn Book Guide Titles, Rated 1 - 4
Publishers Weekly Starred Reviews
School Library Journal Starred Reviews
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Starred Reviews:
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Publishers Weekly
School Library Journal
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TIPS Subjects:
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Christmas
Pets/Domestic Animals
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BISAC Subjects: |
JUVENILE FICTION / Holidays & Celebrations / Christmas & Advent
JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Cats
JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories
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LC Subjects:
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Cats, Fiction
Conduct of life, Fiction
Gifts, Fiction
Humorous stories
Santa Claus, Fiction
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SEARS Subjects: |
Cats, Fiction
Conduct of life, Fiction
Gifts, Fiction
Humorous fiction
Santa Claus, Fiction
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Reading Programs: |
Accelerated Reader Level:
1.4
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Points: 0.5
Lexile Level:
450
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| Annotations |
| Brodart's TOP Juvenile Titles | 10/01/2014 |
| Cat will stop at nothing to get himself on Santa's 'nice' list this year, but when Cat's tree-decorating attempts go awry, Cat's surprise generosity might make this the merriest Christmas of all. 88pp., Ill. |
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| Starred Reviews: |
| Publishers Weekly | 09/15/2014 |
| Ages 3-5. Underwood and Rueda follow Here Comes the Easter Cat with an equally excellent outing that sees Cat attempting to assume the role of another holiday icon. Cat is concerned that he's been too naughty during the past year (and he has a pie chart to prove it), so he dresses up as Santa--what better way to ensure he gets a gift? As in the previous book, the back-and-forth between Cat and an unseen narrator propels the story's humor. "Instead of trying to be Santa, why don't you just try to be nice?" suggests the narrator before coaching Cat through a few less-than-successful attempts at caroling and tree decorating ("Wow," says the narrator, opposite an image of Cat thoroughly wrapped up in a string of lights). An ideal holiday pick for the naughty and nice alike. Author's agent: Erin Murphy, Erin Murphy Literary Agency. (Oct.). 88p. PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, c2014. |
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| School Library Journal | 10/01/2014 |
| PreS-Gr 3. The delightfully self-centered mischievous feline from Here Comes the Easter Cat (Dial, 2014) is back! He's been naughty and believes Santa will skip him, so he dresses as Santa to give himself a present. A patient narrator advises Cat that Santa gives to others, not himself. After many silly and ridiculous attempts, Cat gives something nice, learning the true meaning of giving and receiving. Readers will enjoy the playful exchange between the narrator and Cat, the expressive full-color ink and colored-pencil cartoonlike illustrations, and the nicely resolved ending. Great for reading one-on-one or in small groups. Maureen Wade, Los Angeles Public Library. 88p. SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, c2014. |
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| Booklist | 10/15/2014 |
| Grades K-1. An unseen narrator keeps up a funny "conversation" with a nontalking cat dressed in a Santa suit. When asked why he's wearing the costume, Cat hold up a poster showing Santa (labeled "Me") giving a present to a cat ("also me"). So what's the deal? Cat thinks he's been a bad kitty and doesn't have time to get off the naughty list. This is loads of clever fun, jumping back and forth between the questioner's understated queries and the amusing answers given in pictures or pantomime. Cat, boldly standing out on white pages, eventually makes for an excellent holiday hero. Adults and children will both have fun with this. Cooper, Ilene. 88p. AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, c2014. |
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| Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books | 12/01/2014 |
| R. 5-7 yrs. It's Christmas Eve, the sign-wielding Cat from Here Comes the Easter Cat (BCCB 1/14) is back, and this time he's got his eye on a certain red suit and hat. When the unseen narrator asks Cat why he wants to be Santa, Cat mutely explains (via signs, facial expressions, and a helpful pie chart) that he wants to give himself a gift, since he believes his naughty behavior will prevent the real Santa from doing so. The narrator suggests that Cat instead use his limited time left to try to make good, but gift-giving to children (who are unappreciative of Cat's proffered fish) and a failed community tree-trimming attempt dampen Cat's holiday spirit. When Cat shares one of his two cans of fancy cat food with a little kitten, Santa finally appears with a gift for Cat-an Oofficial Santa's Helper suitO-and, after giving Santa a present (a sign reading OHo Ho HoO), Cat and Santa head off together in Santa's sleigh. Cat's expressive wordless communications and the narrator's voice-by turns kindly, jovial, and exasperated-are as diverting as they were in the first tale. Rueda's ink and colored pencil illustrations on clean white paper effectively and expertly carry much of the dramatic and humorous weight of the story, and kids will easily relate to Cat's childlike demeanor and his grumpiness at the thought of going presentless on Christmas. This would make an excellent selection for holiday gift-giving, for Christmas-themed story hours, or perhaps even for a class performance piece. JH. 88p. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIV. OF ILLINOIS, c2014. |
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| Horn Book | 11/01/2014 |
| Preschool. Cat was jealous of the Easter Bunny's job in Here Comes the Easter Cat (rev. 3/14). Now the naughty feline figures that if he dresses up as Santa Claus, he can give himself a present. But he quickly abandons the idea when he realizes Santa's job entails not only getting sooty but also delivering gifts to others. After a few failed last-ditch attempts at good deeds to get on the nice list, Cat discovers the true Christmas spirit just in time to receive a special present from Santa. Once again the humorous banter between an offstage narrator, who addresses Cat directly, and the silent-yet-expressive Cat, who lets his illustrated signs do the talking, will keep kids giggling. Underwood and Rueda's spot-on use of comedic timing, page turns, white space, and layout creates another holiday winner. cynthia k. ritter. 88pg. THE HORN BOOK, c2014. |
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| Horn Book Guide | 05/01/2015 |
| 2. Naughty Cat (Here Comes the Easter Cat) figures that if he dresses up as Santa Claus, he can give himself a present. But he quickly abandons the idea when he realizes Santa's job entails not only getting sooty but also delivering gifts to others. Underwood and Rueda's spot-on use of comedic timing, page turns, and layout creates another holiday winner. cr. 88pg. THE HORN BOOK, c2015. |
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| Kirkus Reviews | 09/01/2014 |
| The egocentric feline protagonist of Here Comes the Easter Cat (2014) returns for another opportunity to receive a present, just as the ending of the previous story predicted. The format is the same, with gentle questions from an unseen authority figure (quite parental in tone) asking what Cat can possibly be thinking with each new wild idea. The silent but hardly uncommunicative Cat answers with signs, gestures or actions, or sometimes just with one of his many endearing facial expressions. He is dressed like Santa so he can give himself a present, since he doesn't think he's been good enough to warrant a gift on his own merits. (That pie chart is pretty damning.) Following suggestions from the narrator, Cat pursues some activities to improve his niceness quotient (caroling, giving fish to children, decorating the community tree), with, er, limited success. Grudgingly, he then shares some food with a kitten. He is rewarded with a present from the real Santa--a green Santa's Helper suit--as well as a ride in Santa's sleigh. The illustrations in inks and colored pencils are pleasantly whimsical, and the generous white space, old-fashioned typeface and uncluttered format work just as well in the sequel as in the first volume. Cat seems to have all sorts of schemes up his furry sleeves; perhaps he'll be angling for birthday presents or a visit from the tooth fairy next? Quite a charming character, that Cat. (Picture book. 4-7). 88pg. KIRKUS MEDIA LLC, c2014. |
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