This Little Kitty in the Garden

by Karen Obuhanych

Overview

Spring is blooming, and what better way for rascally kittens to celebrate than by causing mischief in the garden in this charming picture book!

Spring has sprung on Sakura Way.
The five little kittles will garden today!

Read along as these frisky felines plant seeds, pounce and play, claw and climb, and splish, splash and swirl—until they end their day asleep in the garden bed. Filled with bright and playful illustrations, here is an adorable picture book that introduces kids to the wonders of spring as they spend time in the garden with these delightful cats—all brimming with cattitude. Here is a picture book sure to charm cat lovers and kids alike.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780593479100
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	01/30/2024
Sold by:	Random House
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	17 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

 Karen Obuhanych is the author-illustrator of This Little Kitty, her picture book debut. She is also the illustrator of Annie's Cat Is Sad by Heather Smith. She was raised in California, where she enjoyed the outdoors, sports, and doing anything creative. Inspired by annual trips to Hawaii, where her father grew up, Karen moved to Oahu to attend the University of Hawaii at Manoa and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting. Karen currently resides on the Big Island of Hawaii. Visit her at ktoart.com and follow her on Instagram at @kto_art.

Editorial Reviews

"Obuhanych’s follow-up to her authorial debut has just as much cattitude as the first....Plenty of gardening giggles for cat lovers." —Kirkus Reviews

"[A] bright and colorful celebration of spring with rhythmic, rhyming text and bold, playful illustrations." —BookPage

From the Publisher

2023-10-21
The five rambunctious kitties of Sakura Way take up gardening (sort of).

In their second outing, after This Little Kitty (2023), the kitty siblings go out into the yard to “help” their humans with spring planting (and, of course, play). “This little kitty / fetches from the cart: / tools, hats, gloves, / and a helpful grower’s chart.” One cat sneezes after investigating the flowers. The kitties watch bees and butterflies and playfully poke a caterpillar (well, it looks like a cat toy). They’re startled by a bunny and then get down to some digging. Occasional napping might occur as the kitties’ humans start planting. One cat helps with the vines (again…looks like a cat toy), and water is always interesting (until you get wet). “Whew! Everything is planted. / Another spring success! / Oh dear, kitties. / We’ve made quite the mess!” While the humans clean up, the grubby felines…snooze in the garden bed. Obuhanych’s follow-up to her authorial debut has just as much cattitude as the first. With loads of feline charm, the cut-paper, charcoal, and colored-pencil illustrations communicate each cat’s personality, from the one-eyed tuxedo cat to the grumpy, gray Scottish Fold. Humans (one light-skinned, one dark-skinned) are just hands or legs; this is all about the cats—as it should be.

Plenty of gardening giggles for cat lovers. (Picture book. 2-6)

Kirkus Reviews