Meet the House Kittens (Kitten Construction Company Series #1)

by John Patrick Green

Overview

All Marmalade wants to do is build things.

She is, after all, a trained architect.

She’s also a distractingly adorable kitten.

Fed up with not being taken seriously because she's so cute, Marmalade bands together with a handful of other aspiring builders—all of them kittens. But in a world where humans call the shots, can the Kitten Construction Company prove their worth . . . without giving up the very things that make them kittens?

(Don't worry, dear reader, the answer is definitely "yes"!)

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250221612
Publisher:	First Second
Publication date:	09/04/2018
Series:	Kitten Construction Company Series , #1
Sold by:	Macmillan
Format:	eBook
Pages:	80
File size:	31 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	6 - 10 Years

About the Author

John Patrick Green is a human with the human job of making books about animals with human jobs, notably the smash-hit graphic novel series InvestiGators. John is definitely a multiple New York Times-bestselling human author and not just a bunch of animals in a trench coat pretending to have a human job. With over three million copies of InvestiGators in print, John is a successful human being with only two hands and a normal amount of fur. He lives in a Brooklyn apartment that doesn't allow animals other than the ones living in his head.

Editorial Reviews

"Green's graphic novel is…adorable...will keep young readers giggling, and many will identify with Marmalade's plight...A winner of a tale, well-constructed and, dare we say, cute."—Kirkus

"Don’t be fooled by the smiling kittens in construction hats adorning the cover—this lighthearted graphic novel doles out an important message about the dangers of judging by appearances." —School Library Journal

From the Publisher

2018-06-25
Too adorable to be taken seriously, a team of talented kittens struggles to prove itself.Kitten Marmalade is a trained architect, and she has perfect plans for the human mayor's new mansion, but the city planner can't see past the orange feline's cuteness. She tries to drown her sorrows in a bowl of milk at the local diner, but the human server and customers fawn over her. She does meet Sampson, the kitty dishwasher, who's a trained electrical engineer: "No one takes me seriously, either," he says. The two decide to form an all-kitten construction firm and join forces with fluffy white cat Bubbles, who wants to be a plumber. Humans still think they are just endearing internet video fodder, so the trio, together with Siamese carpenter Professor von Wigglebottom and a pack of strays, take over an abandoned construction site to build Marmalade's plans. The humans working with the city planner make a mess of their building; good thing Marmalade and her crew are there to save the day! Green's graphic novel is…adorable. Big colorful panels, some filling the page, tell Marmalade's tale as she proves she is more than just a pretty kitty. Plenty of cat humor in dialogue and illustrations will keep young readers giggling, and many will identify with Marmalade's plight. Humans depicted are diverse.A winner of a tale, well-constructed and, dare we say, cute. (Graphic fantasy. 6-11)

Kirkus Reviews