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Have You Seen My Cat?
by
Eric Carle
A little boy's cat is missing, and he embarks on a fantastic round-the-world quest to find his lost pet. Along the way, he meets lots of interesting people and sees many beautiful members of the cat family, including lions and tigers and panthers. But over and over again he has to say "This is not my cat!" until at last he finds the cat he's looking for -- who has a deligh...more
Paperback, 28 pages
Published
September 1st 1997
by Aladdin
(first published September 2nd 1988)
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This was another fun beginning reader book from Eric Carle. A boy is in search of his cat and asks the repeated question, "Have you seen my cat?" to people all around the world. Each person points to a cat that is native to their region, and the boy says, "That's not my cat" until he gets back home and finds her. The front paper has pictures of all the cats that appear in the book, and their names (jaguar, lion, tiger, cheetah, etc). Great exploration of zoology and geography too!
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I got "Have You Seen My Cat?" by Eric Carle for my 2 1/2 year old. She loves it, There is a little boy who looks everywhere for his lost cat. There is repetition which she loves,it is very very simple. It was good just as is for a week or so, then we started to add a lot of things to the story because my daughter kept asking "why isn't it his cat" and "what cat is it" and things like that. we read it like this :"This is not my cat it is a ____ cat because it _____" and she loves it, she now is a...more
A short, cute book about a boy trying to find his cat. Repetitive; but it is colorful and has pull out tabs to show different breeds of domestic and wild cats.
The only thing I wasn't pleased about was the end of the book, where the young boy finds his cat, plus her new kittens. Something just seems wrong to me that the book would end with him finding a bunch of new cats. The book was, after all, about the child trying to find his /one/ cat. It would have made more sense for him to have found his...more
The only thing I wasn't pleased about was the end of the book, where the young boy finds his cat, plus her new kittens. Something just seems wrong to me that the book would end with him finding a bunch of new cats. The book was, after all, about the child trying to find his /one/ cat. It would have made more sense for him to have found his...more
This isn't my favorite Carle book, but I like it because I can add all kinds of dialogue to it. When the boy is asking about his cat on each page, you can create a conversation with the people he's talking with. And if you're really good with accents, you can totally have a world accent marathon while reading this book. That's right, a world accent marathon. Never heard of that have you?
Anyway, I think it would be a fun lapsit because then you can really go into the unwritten narrative and dial...more
Anyway, I think it would be a fun lapsit because then you can really go into the unwritten narrative and dial...more
Sep 21, 2009
Ashley Stone
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A little boy has lost his cat so he goes around asking different people if they have seen his cat. Along the way he comes across several different species of cats and has to determine whether or not each one is his cat or not. Eventually he finds his own cat and in the picture she has had kittens.
This story would be great for toddlers because it would help them learn about cats. The theme is obviously cats. At the beginning of the book there’s a page that has the name of each type of cat and a c...more
This story would be great for toddlers because it would help them learn about cats. The theme is obviously cats. At the beginning of the book there’s a page that has the name of each type of cat and a c...more
This was another fun beginning reader book from Eric Carle. A boy is in search of his cat and asks the repeated question, "Have you seen my cat?" to people all around the world. Each person points to a cat that is native to their region, and the boy says, "That's not my cat" until he gets back home and finds her. The front paper has pictures of all the cats that appear in the book, and their names (jaguar, lion, tiger, cheetah, etc). Great exploration of zoology and geography too!
Jul 23, 2011
Little Miss and the Legomeister
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Love the illustrations, of course, it's Carle.
You have to use a certain amount of creativity in your inflection and emotion as you read the oft repeated lines... "Have you seen my cat?" and "This is not my cat." Honestly, there are only two sentences that vary even a little bit from that structure. He asks in many different places worldwide, with a cute depiction of the people there and then the type of cat (tiger/bobcat/Persian) you would see in that area.
You have to use a certain amount of creativity in your inflection and emotion as you read the oft repeated lines... "Have you seen my cat?" and "This is not my cat." Honestly, there are only two sentences that vary even a little bit from that structure. He asks in many different places worldwide, with a cute depiction of the people there and then the type of cat (tiger/bobcat/Persian) you would see in that area.
Jul 05, 2012
Michelle
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This book is pretty neat. A boy wanders around asking people of different countries where his cat is and each time they point him to a different breed of cat. It's a very cool way to teach toddlers around differences in animals and how to recognize several breeds of big cats. Eric Carle's pictures are, as usual, amazing. It's repetitive, which is great for toddlers, and fun to read over and over - something that any book I'm going to have for my child must be! :)
A teacher could incorporate this book into an animals unit or if they are actually studying about cats, this would be a good book to share with the class. It talks about all the different cats in the cat family. If students are interested in cats, this would be a good book for them as well. Students could also read this book at a very young age because the two sentences repeat themselves through the whole book and are very simple sentences.
It's all in the pictures. Eric Carle's distinctive collage illustrations show a boy looking everywhere (literally!) for his lost cat. As he travels the world, he asks "Have you seen my cat?" and the people in places such as Mexico, Africa, and India point to a cat that the little boy exclaims, "That is not my cat!" The endpapers are illustrated and labeled with the names of the different cats shown in the book.
We all ove Eric Carle! This is a must have classroom addition. In this book a little boy is looking for his lost cat. He goes around the world, through different countries, meeting all kinds of people in various cultures. He also meets many types of cats, but they are not his. The illustrations are amazing, children can learn about the types of cats around the world, culture, and communities. Great book!
This is another one of Eric Carle's books which I found to be kind of a chore to get through. It didn't stand up well to repeat reading, either. Even among Eric Carle's books, which I don't particularly like, this one was among his lesser works. It's not awful, but when there are so many splendid books to read to small children, this one is just not compelling in comparison.
A boy is searching for his cat. He runs into a man who sends him to the zoo just to find out that the cat in the zoo is not his. Later he runs into a cowboy, and he gives him directions to another cat. Again, the boy finds the wrong cat. After several tries he finds his cat. The book has a pattern that will be appealing to young readers. Gr. Pk-1
MY REVIEW
Have you seen my cat? is a simple picture book with a short story of a boy asking "have you seen my cat?" Each page takes you to another country with another breed of cat before ending with "my cat". The pictures are unique and bright in typical Eric Carle fashion. While this book does not stand out in anyway, it's also not a bad book either.
Have you seen my cat? is a simple picture book with a short story of a boy asking "have you seen my cat?" Each page takes you to another country with another breed of cat before ending with "my cat". The pictures are unique and bright in typical Eric Carle fashion. While this book does not stand out in anyway, it's also not a bad book either.
I love the idea of using this book on the first day and actually pretending to have lost my cat so that students will turn their focus to looking for that cat and not so much on leaving their parents or being nervous. This is very predictable and includes several sight words that students can become familiar with.
What's good about it: Introduces children to the wide variety of animals in the cat family.
What's not so good: In the 'surprise' ending, the child discovers his cat has had a litter of kittens.
What's not so good: In the 'surprise' ending, the child discovers his cat has had a litter of kittens.
Good repetition, good way to teach the names of different cats, and give a vague sense of their native habitat. Of course Carle only hints where the cheetah and the panther live by the clothing of the people in the story. A map would probably be useful for this read aloud.
This is a great, predictable concept book for beginning readers. Children will guess the words "Have you seen my cat? This is not my cat", so the book helps students get familiar with sight words and build their confidence in their growing reading skill.
This is a great book for students who are just beginning to read. There are not too many words and there are many pictures to go along with it. This book also has many different kinds of cats that students can learn about. The writing form is wuestion and answer which is another good way of teaching students about different kinds of writing.
A boy travels all around the world looking for his cat and finds many cats that aren't his. Very cute, the kids will have fun guessing what kind of cat he's found and whether or not it's his cat. This would make a cute flannel board story too.
Have you seen my cat is the refrain for this book. A boy asks many people if they have seen his cat. The book is actually a board book with pieces that slide out on which are various cats. Lions, tigers, kittens, but the trick is finding his cat.
Have you ever lost something you loved and you walked around asking everyone you know if they have seen the missing thing? The boy in this book is doing that very thing. This book has a great repetitive flow that children can join in on.
A little boy is off on an adventure to find his missing cat. This is a repitive book that is great for children that are beginning readers. The children are able to see the same two sentences throught out the whole book until the very end.
I like Eric Carle. I like cats. Even so, this isn't his best book, although it is good. This book uses repetition, which is good. The different cats are not named so this would be good to prompt a young reader.
Have You Seen My Cat is great. The book has good repetition, great for teaching the names of different types of cats. Of course Carle only hints where the cheetah and the panther live by the clothing of the people in the story. You could use this book in a social studies lessons to teach children using a map all the different parts of the world.
After finishing the "teach your child to read in 100 days" lessons, this book is WAAAAY too easy. But the lesson book suggested it. I think we will skip to some of the others near the end of he list.
Terrific pictures, great to see different kinds of cats, and people, all around the world. But totally irresponsible to let your cat run free and have kittens - will they be able to find homes for them?
Reading a Carle book makes me want to get some art material, old magazine, etc and start cutting and drawing pictures. He has a good composition and artistic use of collage that is inspiring.
PB17. I love Eric Carle books. The pictures themself are so captivating and the text is easy for young children to follow. This is another book that should be apart of every child's library.
This book showed the differents kinds of cats like cheetahs and jaguars. However, it repeated the same sentence over and over so it was not really entertaining. The pictures were beautiful, though.
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Eric Carle (born June 25, 1929) is a children's book author and illustrator, most famous for his book The Very Hungry Caterpillar, which has been translated into over 30 languages. Since The Very Hungry Caterpillar was published in 1969, Eric Carle has illustrated more than seventy books, many best sellers, most of which he also wrote, and more than 71 million copies of his books have sold around...more
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