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Chicken And Cat Clean Up
by
Sara Varon
Sara Varon follows up on her irresistible CHICKEN AND CAT with a new tale about the fabulously sweet and charming duo.
When Chicken starts his own housekeeping business, he hires Cat to help him out. It's tough going at first. No matter how hard Cat tries, he is clumsy and keeps making mistakes, which causes Chicken to be upset and Cat very sad. Finally Cat listens to his i...more
When Chicken starts his own housekeeping business, he hires Cat to help him out. It's tough going at first. No matter how hard Cat tries, he is clumsy and keeps making mistakes, which causes Chicken to be upset and Cat very sad. Finally Cat listens to his i...more
Hardcover, 48 pages
Published
March 1st 2009
by Scholastic Press
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Chicken and Cat Clean Up is a story of two best friends that show the reader what friendship and perseverance is all about. Even without words, this book is meaningful and gets the main message across to the readers. The illustrations as so detailed and well done that it is easy for the reader to follow the story without much difficulty. Young students would be able to look at the pictures and make accurate predictions of what is going on in the story. A wordless book like this one can be used t...more
I really like Sara Varon's art style, so I already liked this book before I read it. It didn't blow me away like Robot Dreams or Sweaterweather, but it was nice to read and would be a great wordless-ish picture book for kids who aren't confident enough for stories with lots of words. There are words in this book, but they are mostly incidental. They are on the signs in the background, and aren't necessary for understanding the story until the very last page, when the sign on the van changes.
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01 February 2013
Chicken And Cat Clean Up follows the adorable duo Chicken and Cat as they start up a new cleaning business venture. Free-spirited and careless Cat fumbles through the job while testing poor Chicken's patience. Cat begins to feel like a hopeless case until he rescues someone from trouble and ends up finding his true calling.
I found Cat's clumsiness so endearing and was touched with how Chicken accepted it. Everyone is different with their own unique talents. You just need to allow...more
Chicken And Cat Clean Up follows the adorable duo Chicken and Cat as they start up a new cleaning business venture. Free-spirited and careless Cat fumbles through the job while testing poor Chicken's patience. Cat begins to feel like a hopeless case until he rescues someone from trouble and ends up finding his true calling.
I found Cat's clumsiness so endearing and was touched with how Chicken accepted it. Everyone is different with their own unique talents. You just need to allow...more
Sara Varon, Chicken and Cat Clean Up (Scholastic, 2009)
Every time I bring this book to mind again (I read it a week and a half ago and have been letting it rattle around in my head ever since), I can't get past comparing it to the movie Sunshine Cleaning, which couches so many of the same themes in a decidedly more adult (and more destructive) milieu. Because of this, you probably already have a handle on the (wordless) story: chicken and cat go into the cleaning business together, but cat is cl...more
Every time I bring this book to mind again (I read it a week and a half ago and have been letting it rattle around in my head ever since), I can't get past comparing it to the movie Sunshine Cleaning, which couches so many of the same themes in a decidedly more adult (and more destructive) milieu. Because of this, you probably already have a handle on the (wordless) story: chicken and cat go into the cleaning business together, but cat is cl...more
The characters of Chicken and Cat are further developed in this follow up picture book. Chicken and Cat have a cleaning business and while Chicken is capable, Cat proves to make a bigger mess of things. Eventually Cat gets thrown outside, but manages to catch a criminal, becoming a hero. The reward money helps Cat realize a dream begun earlier that day of pet ownership.
Funny and well told. I love the way this author/artist handles characterization.
Funny and well told. I love the way this author/artist handles characterization.
YAY. Friendship, different people with different gifts, rat-catching and lady-bug saving. Sara Varon keeps it super-simple, but fills her characters with unique qualities, and adds details (on milk cartons, in eye movements) just where they need to be to make a super-great wordless story for 3 and 30 year old alike. The Best, says me.
Poor Cat is not the best worker for a housekeeping service, but is very well intentioned and finds his niche. This story-told-in-pictures has a fun and surprisingly detailed plot.
There is some text: exclamations on the part of both Chicken and Cat, labels, and other text.
Great for young lapsitters.
There is some text: exclamations on the part of both Chicken and Cat, labels, and other text.
Great for young lapsitters.
I liked the original much, much, much, much better, although this was still fun and nicely-drawn. It just wasn't as...well, transcendental as the original, I guess. I reviewed this here, if anyone's super-interested:
http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/04/03/...
http://blog.newsarama.com/2009/04/03/...
Another fun wordless book from Sara Varon. I love how Cat tries to help Chicken with his/her/? housecleaning service, but everything Cat does makes the situation worse. Cat finally redeems himself/herself/? by doing what cats do well - catching a bad mouse. I like the clean illustrations.
From the author of Robot Dreams, this is another wordless book. I haven't read the first installment (Chicken and Cat) but this one is super cute even as a stand-alone. The two friends run a cleaning business, but Cat is sort of a disaster...until a purse-snatching mouse comes along...
I love a good story told through the action taking place in the illustrations. This one is charming and has great potential for pre-emergent readers to exercise their ability to read the story. Combine this story with a felt board or puppet reenactment activity for big laughs.
Genre: Fantasy: Picture Book
The story of Chicken and Cat's cleaning business is told through pictures without narration. Cat is not particularly good at the cleaning business, and Chicken gets a bit frustrated with him, but he eventually finds a new task that he is quite good at performing.
The story of Chicken and Cat's cleaning business is told through pictures without narration. Cat is not particularly good at the cleaning business, and Chicken gets a bit frustrated with him, but he eventually finds a new task that he is quite good at performing.
From one of my favorite author/illustrators, Chicken and Cat Clean Up is a charming book about how two unlikely friends are able to create a win-win situation from an otherwise distressing day. This book is also about finding your niche. A delightful read!
Wordless picture books are wonderful especially when they offer as much variety as this one. Any child with an imagination could find countless ways to tell this story.
Sadly, wordless picture books don't work so well in most storytimes :(
Sadly, wordless picture books don't work so well in most storytimes :(
A wordless picture book that would be great to practice narrative skills. Chicken has a cleaning agency and Chicken's friend Cat wants to help but Cat is clumsy and causes more havoc then help. In the end, though, Cat saves the day.
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I loved this book. It's basically wordless but the illustrations tell the story and I think it's a wonderful way for children to make up their own lines for this story. My 3 year old loved "reading" it to me.
Being almost completely wordless this book is a great one for getting the meaning from the pictures. Study the characters actions and facial expressions and let your child tell the story.
I love Varon's comic stylings as she shows the day in the life of Chicken and Cat. Good story with great art and a nice color palette. Children and adults should enjoy together.
Didn't realize it was a no-words picture book, though at least the illustrations did a nice job of telling an entertaining story. Still, not a fan of this genre.
Humorous wordless book for kids. Allows children to develop their visual literacy. Encourages them to tell their own story with the pictures.
*Book from text
*Book from text
Copyright: 2009
Genre: Fantasy
This is a wordless book with a sweet message. You could have lots of fun doing interactive (dialogic) reading with this book.
Genre: Fantasy
This is a wordless book with a sweet message. You could have lots of fun doing interactive (dialogic) reading with this book.
I like wordless books. They encourage discussion. This one has nice drama and and a sweet ending. The pictures are good. It reminds be of Mo Willems books.
This book has very few words, which makes it great for early/unconfident readers. The pictures are very easy to follow and the story is very cute.
There aren't any words in this book, except for some signs and some sound effects. My girls LOVED making up their own words to the story!
Wonderful picture book. Just proves that you don't need words to get your point across. The illustrations were done in ink and photoshop.
This is my favorite wordless book of the year so far. The pictures are darling and I love it when an underdog or should I say Undercat finds a way to do good! Loved it. Ages 2+
I love Sara Varon's Chicken and Cat books! This one is truly endearing, just like the first!
Super follow-up to the first!
This one's full of funny along with fun details for which to search.
This one's full of funny along with fun details for which to search.
not as good as the first one, but i do love chicken and cat.
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