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Matilda's Cat. By Emily Gravett (2014)

by Emily Gravett(Favorite Author)

3.75 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1447254864 (ISBN13: 9781447254867)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

MacMillan Children's Books

review 1: ‘Matilda's Cat’ written and illustrated by Emily Gravett is children book about a young girl and her cat, although given the twist at the end of story the order of the main characters might be written in a different order.A young girl named Matilda loves her cat very much and dressed in a cat costume full of stripes she spends all day trying to find something that her cat would like to do. But it seems that her beloved pet doesn’t share her enthusiasm and doesn’t enjoy doing the things which the little girl imagined that her cat should do.And then funny and interesting twist will happen, which will lead story to become clearer to the young reader…‘Matilda's Cat’ is another charming story made by Emily Gravett who with her story and expressive illustrations ma... morenages to intrigue the children's imagination while with her twist at the end shows how easily even in the picture book format can make an entertaining psychological game in which reader will be pulled.Therefore, Emily Gravett book can be recommended not only for young lovers of cats, pets, or the author's opus, but also to all those who seek a bit more in picture books than the beautiful illustrations.
review 2: Matilda thinks her cat loves to do a lot of things. But really, it’s Matilda who loves playing with wool, climbing in boxes, and riding bikes. All of those things scare her cat. It’s Matilda who loves tea parties, hats, and swords. She loves drawing pictures, climbing trees and reading bedtime stories. And she does it all dressed in her cat costume. At the end of the book, Matilda has crossed off all of the things she likes because her cat doesn’t like them and made a huge list of everything her cat does NOT like. But there is one thing her cat does like after all, Matilda!Gravett excels at creating quirky and marvelous picture books for children. Here she captures the reaction of a cat perfectly on the page, his ears back and his eyes wide with worry. The text is at first a list of everything that the cat should like, but then the lists clearly turn to what the little girl enjoys instead. Through it all, the cat’s concern is the same but it is still inquisitive enough to stay around Matilda and all of her activity. The simple text lets the illustrations tell the real story and the real reaction of the cat. It was a great choice to have Matilda look very much like her cat, so the two show different reactions to the activities. The illustrations pop against the large amount of white space, making this a book that could happily be shared with a group, since it read aloud well.A great pick for reading at story time or units about pets or cats, this picture book is another winner from Gravett. Appropriate for ages 3-5. less

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