Author: Betsy Franco
Illustrator: Michael Wetz
Publisher: Tricycle Press
Publication Year: 2009
Location: Knox County Public Library- Lawson McGhee
Awards: Lee Bennett Hopkins Award Honor book, ABC Best Book for Children, Horn Book starred review
Summary: Thirty concrete poems about cats perfectly illustrated. While the poems are beautiful, the subjects are not romanticized, but described in a way that would be recognized by anyone who's lucky enough to be owned by a cat. ("A big, brown empty grocery bag is Sweetie's favorite thing. When he lunges out to grab our toes, Our Sweetie's menacing!") A must have for any animal lover!
Classroom Ideas: The poems contain rhyme, rhythm, and figurative language. They would be highly motivating for kids to write their own cat poetry (or any other animal for that matter). It would also be a fun cross-curricular activity for an art teacher & a writing teacher.
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