Linda McCarter Bridge

This short nonfiction book is all about the life of a mother cat named Fezziwig and her two newborn kittens, Toddly and Paddy Paws. The story actually follows the kittens’ life from newly born to two months old, using photographs to chart their growth and their interaction with the world around them. From Toddly’s and Paddy Paws’ first grooming session with their Mom to meeting several unique family members and making friends; from playing with each other to meeting their new humans: the two youngsters, Sam and Dana.

I think that this particular book would certainly be appropriate reading for young children who are just learning about how to care for animals. Although I didn’t really learn much more than I already knew about cats, I still enjoyed reading the cute story and looking at the photographs. I would give this book an A!… (mais)

The big idea of this book was to inform readers of the everyday life of kittens and then lists some similarities between house cats, lions, and tigers. the two things that I liked about the book is the illustrations and the way that it is written. I like the illustrations because they are bold and take up most of the page. They give you a close up look at the cats faces as they are described by the author. My reason for liking the the way that it is written is because the information found on the pages flow. It takes you through the stages of a kittens life from the time they are born, from feeding from their mother, to the first time they open their eyes, to next developing their hearing. The pictures give you close ups of these stages of development.… (mais)