Someday When My Cat Can Talk

by Caroline Lazo

Book Overview

THIS CHARMING, CHILD-CENTRIC book offers a glimpse into a cat s exciting other life. In a little girl s fantasy, her cat sneaks away, hops a ship, and sails off to Europe And someday, when he can... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 037583754X
• ISBN13: 9780375837548
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Schwartz & Wade Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 10.3" x 10.4"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Great read-aloud with beautiful illustrations

In this charming picture book, a little girl imagines what her cat does when he wanders off at night, and she imagines what he'd tell her about his adventures if he could talk. So what does this cat do? He goes on a European Adventure of course! In verse, the girl chronicles her cat's adventures in England, France, Italy, Spain, Austria, Greece, and Holland. Here's what she has to say about his trip to Spain: "He'll talk about events in Spain-- like bullfights every spring. And he'll praise himself for stopping one by jumping in the ring. He'll relive the Spanish soccer games when he played just like a pro and all the senoritas yelled, Que Magnifico! " In the book, a valiant-looking cat is standing in the middle of a bull ring, holding his arms out while a perplexed matador and bull look down on him. On the other side, the cat is dressed in a soccer uniform while ladies cheer him on in the stands. Kyrsten Brooker's rich and whimsical illustrations give the book an "old-world" feel and take readers back to another place and time. Caroline Lazo's words just roll off your tongue and will captivate children who are hearing the book read aloud to them. In the back of the book, readers can learn more about each country the cat visits, and the end papers depict a map of his adventure. A book that celebrates imagination and teaches kids a little about geography and other countries, this book makes an excellent choice for plain-old read aloud fun!

In a little girl's fantasy her cat leads a secret life only she knows about

In a little girl's fantasy her cat leads a secret life only she knows about - from visiting distant lands in Europe to winning an art award for an artistic mousetrap rewiring job or visiting the seashore. Whimsical drawings illustrate a gentle geography guide following a cat's many lives.