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But Who Will Bell The Cats? (2009)

by Cynthia von Buhler(Favorite Author)

3.97 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0618997180 (ISBN13: 9780618997183)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Houghton Mifflin Books for Children

review 1: This modern re-telling of an Aesop fable features a clever mouse and bat who are trying to outsmart some spoiled cats so they can enjoy the comforts of the castle. What make this re-telling so spectacular are the richly detailed and slightly creepy "illustrations". They're like little theatre sets with cut-out characters enacting the scenes. It was obviously a fun book to create, and the simple story paired with all the details will make this one to read over and over with a child on your lap.
review 2: This was my first time winning a Goodreads First Reads giveaway! And what a great book for my first win! The illustrations are gorgeous and interesting. I wouldn't be surprised to see this as a Caldecott contender. I found new and interesting details every ... moretime I looked through the book. The story is also very fun! It's an answer to a question posed in one of Aesop's fables. A group of mice have an idea to minimize the danger of the cat, which is to tie a ribbon with a bell around the cat's neck. The flaw in the plan is brought out by an old mouse: "But who is to bell the cat?" In this book, a mouse and his friend, Brown Bat, live in a castle with a princess and eight cats. Mouse decides that in order to have the run of the castle, he needs to bell the cats. He must then use his wits, determination, and creativity to figure out how to bell the cats.This would work great as part of a lesson on fables or as an idea for a writing prompt. Students could be asked to write their own answer to the question: "But who will bell the cats?" less

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