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Pumpkin Cat
Mouse shows Cat how to grow pumpkins, then turns one into a surprise. Includes facts about growing pumpkins.
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
2011
by Katherine Tegen Books
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The artwork is beautiful beyond belief and there are some nice details here about growing pumpkins, but I still have a few quibbles.
For one thing, do they really leave those seeds alone for 10 days, unwatered, and for another, is this cat really so much less intelligent than the mouse?
I suppose the fact that the cat doesn't even get that he is supposed to pounce on that mouse and tear it to bits alone tells you the mouse is the brains of this pair, but the logic still boggles me. Perhaps if the...more
For one thing, do they really leave those seeds alone for 10 days, unwatered, and for another, is this cat really so much less intelligent than the mouse?
I suppose the fact that the cat doesn't even get that he is supposed to pounce on that mouse and tear it to bits alone tells you the mouse is the brains of this pair, but the logic still boggles me. Perhaps if the...more
This would also be a good one to read around Halloween because of the pumpkin theme. It also represents a friendship between two unlikely characters: a cat and a mouse. My favorite part about the book though was the information provided at the end. Science could easily be incorporated into this book because it's about planting a pumpkin and watching it grow. At the end, they provide these steps for you so that you could grow your own pumpkin. This would be really fun to do with a classroom, but...more
3.5 STARS
The illustrations are the star of this picture book featuring a wise mouse teaching and showing a black cat how to grow a pumpkin. Most of the text is sparse--I thought perhaps more suited for a board book, "Mouse found a watering cat. 'What now?' asked Cat. 'Time to water the seeds,' said Mouse. So they did." Yet some of it is more involved, "In a few weeks, there were lots of big, prickly leaves and big, yellow, papery flowers covered in pollen." It's not quite simple enough for a boa...more
The illustrations are the star of this picture book featuring a wise mouse teaching and showing a black cat how to grow a pumpkin. Most of the text is sparse--I thought perhaps more suited for a board book, "Mouse found a watering cat. 'What now?' asked Cat. 'Time to water the seeds,' said Mouse. So they did." Yet some of it is more involved, "In a few weeks, there were lots of big, prickly leaves and big, yellow, papery flowers covered in pollen." It's not quite simple enough for a boa...more
Nice Halloween/Fall book that has a friendly cat-mouse pair going through the steps of growing their own pumpkin. Includes instructions in the back for how to grow your own. I particularly liked the coloring of the illustrations...
Exquisitely illustrated book that shows Cat and Mouse working together to grow a pumpkin. Nice surprise at the end makes this an option for Halloween storytimes that doesn't get too scary.
Does say Happy Halloween at the end, so depending on classroom may not be appropriate for library.
Talks about how to grow pumpkins--- extension---science---growing plants
Talks about how to grow pumpkins--- extension---science---growing plants
It's a baby's book. It wasn't really interesting. It was just basically the cat asking how to make a pumpkin, and it only took me about a minute to finish the book.
A very simple story about planting pumpkins that is greatly enhanced by Mortimer's beautiful illustrations. The cat and mouse are especially gorgeous.
Very light on 'story', but the illustrations are exceptionally cute/realistic. Definitely worth including in the Halloween picture book rotation!
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Fantastic drawings! Cute story of a cat & mouse preparing for Halloween. I spent more time enjoying the photos than reading the story.
This would be a good book for a teacher to read to a class about pumpkins.
The mouse teaches the cat about pumpkins and how they grow.
The mouse teaches the cat about pumpkins and how they grow.
Cat and mouse discover the art of gardening. Step by step illustrations are a pleasure to follow, as Cat puts his paws in the soil and Mouse directs. The illustrations are charming ending with a full page description of how to plant pumpkins seeds to yield a bright orange pumpkin.
A cute book of two unlikely friends, growing a pumpkin together. The illustrations are very pretty, I really like the cat.
Simple book, that talks about growing things and has a Halloween connection at the end. Texture in the illustrations is nice.
Very cute! Includes the life cycle of the pumpkin, as observed by the cat and mouse.
Found this too late for Halloween this year but I will definitely use it next year at storytime!
The story is very simple but the illustrations are beautiful.
This cat and mouse have obviously never watched Tom & Jerry.
The cat found a safe place to live in the library. A.R.
Wonderful illustrations are a joy to look at!
Good book for beginning readers.
We just loved this book.
Love the black cat!!
Cute illustrations!
Cute book about planting and great for a hallween kindergarten read aloud.
Jun 18, 2013
Kimberly Ott-steel
marked it as to-read
Feb 14, 2013
Melogene Snyder
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