Mrs. McTats and Her Houseful of Cats

Mrs. McTats and her cat, Abner, are living happily together when some new cats come scratching at Mrs. McTats's door. By twos and threes, and then fours and more, the cats come, welcomed by Mrs. McTats (though Abner's not so sure about it all ). Just when it seems the house is full to bursting, the cats stop coming. Whew So many cats But Mrs. McTats can't help feeling that something -- or someone -- is missing. Then there's one more scratch at the door -- and Mrs. McTats finds just what the family needs to be complete.
Alyssa Capucilli's playful rhymes, which surprise with an alphabetic twist, combine with Joan Rankin's hilarious illustrations, which give each cat a distinct personality, to guarantee hours of reading pleasure.

Author: Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Published: 06/01/2001
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 8.82h x 11.25w x 0.38d
ISBN: 9780689831850
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.5
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 51670 / Mrs. McTats and Her Houseful of Cats


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Review - Children 05/01/2001 pg. 656
Publishers Weekly 05/28/2001 pg. 87
Ingram Children's Advance 05/01/2001 pg. 41
New York Times 06/17/2001 pg. 24
School Library Journal 08/01/2001 pg. 144
Booklist 09/01/2001 pg. 113
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2001 pg. 251 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2001 pg. 251 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
Alyssa Satin Capucilli is the award-winning creator and author of the Katy Duck series and the bestselling Biscuit series, which has sold over twenty-four million copies. A dancer as well as a writer, she lives with her family in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.

Joan Rankin has illustrated more than twenty-five books for children. She received the South African HAUM Dann Retief Prize for Children's Book Illustration in 1986 and the Katrina Harris Award for Children's Book Illustration in 1991. Books she has illustrated include A Frog in the Bog by Karma Wilson and Off to First Grade by Louise Borden. She lives with her husband and three daughters in Johannesburg, South Africa.


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