Cat Knit

by Jacob Grant

Overview

Cat and Yarn are the best of friends. They have so much fun playing together, the two are inseparable.

Until the day Girl takes Yarn away.

When Yarn Returns, he is completely changed, no longer Cat's bright and jolly friend. Cat is mad!

Soon, Cat begins to miss his best friend, and he just might realize that a little change isn't so bad after all.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250051509
Publisher:	Feiwel & Friends
Publication date:	10/11/2016
Pages:	40
Product dimensions:	8.20(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	4 - 7 Years

About the Author

Jacob Grant lives with his wife and child in a windy city that requires many sweaters. Jacob has never knitted anything, but he did write and illustrate a picture book about swearing animals. He likes to think Little Bird's Bad Word has as much warmth as any sweater.

Editorial Reviews

08/29/2016
Grant (Little Bird’s Bad Word) pairs wryly understated storytelling with subtly funny cartooning in a story of friendship, sharing, and change, featuring a roly-poly cat with big, yellow-green eyes. Cat is already friends with Girl, but after Girl brings home a ball of red yarn, a new relationship is born. “The two of them were inseparable,” writes Grant as he shows Cat and Yarn playing tic-tac-toe, zipping through the snow on a toboggan, and building a snowman (with Yarn as the head). But Girl “also wanted to play with Yarn,” and when his playmate returns as a Cat-size sweater, Cat realizes that his friend “had changed.” Outdoors in the snow, Cat wriggles out of his sweater and abandons it on a branch, eventually realizing that “warming up to something new takes time.” Grant revels in Cat’s tendency toward crotchetiness (some of his grimaces could give Grumpy Cat a run for her money), and the book is equally rewarding whether readers take what Cat learns to heart or just giggle over the ups and downs of this slightly knotty friendship. Ages 4–7. Agent: Steven Chudney, Chudney Agency. (Oct.)

Publishers Weekly

"Children who cannot yet read on their own could pick up the book and easily understand it just by looking at the pictures. VERDICT A short, sweet selection packed with warm, fuzzy feelings, perfect for storytime or one-on-one sharing."—School Library Journal

"Grant revels in Cat’s tendency toward crotchetiness (some of his grimaces could give Grumpy Cat a run for her money), and the book is equally rewarding whether readers take what Cat learns to heart or just giggle over the ups and downs of this slightly knotty friendship."—Publishers Weekly

"The simplicity of the story is matched by graphically crisp illustration that captures cats’ well-known fascination with bright balls of yarn, as well as the comfort that everyday objects bring, a message little listeners will instinctively understand . . . Will bring smiles along with the message that, though friends might change, they can still remain close to you if you give them a chance."—Booklist

"While this is an easy pick for a cat or crafting storytime, the word repetition and short, simple sentences also puts this within the reach of beginning readers. For all audiences, the final scene in which poor Cat has now acquired two new Yarn friends will incite a riot of giggles."—BCCB

From the Publisher

09/01/2016
PreS-Gr 2—Wide-eyed and curious, Cat is thrilled when Girl brings home a colorful and round new friend, Yarn. What fun they have together, playing in the snow, rolling around on the floor, and snuggling with a good book. One day, however, Girl wants to play with Yarn, so he isn't available to play with Cat for a while. When he returns, a big change has occurred, and Cat isn't so excited about it. In the end, Cat realizes that although things may change, friends will always be friends. With one or two sentences per page and a large font, this title will be a favorite for children beginning to read on their own, yet the vocabulary is not watered down or simplistic. The illustrations, drawn with charcoal and crayon and digitally colored, are large with clean lines. Children who cannot yet read on their own could pick up the book and easily understand it just by looking at the pictures. VERDICT A short, sweet selection packed with warm, fuzzy feelings, perfect for storytime or one-on-one sharing.—Amy Shepherd, St. Anne's Episcopal School, Middleton, DE

School Library Journal