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El Gato Con Botas
When a poor miller dies and leaves only a cat to his youngest son, the ungrateful young man assumes his inheritance to be useless. Yet as the bequeathed cat finagles a new identity for the son-- the Marquis of Carabas-- that is complete with fine clothes, fields of wheat, a castle stolen from an ogre, and in the end, the respect of the king and the hand of the king's daugh...more
Paperback, 12 pages
Published
September 15th 2008
by Grupo Editorial Norma
(first published January 1st 1901)
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Fred Marcellino's artistic interpretation of Puss in Boots, narrated by a spare translation of Perrault's original story, is nothing short of impressive. The book is a visual feast, its fantastical events unfolding with their own strange coherency. The mood of this book is a bit darker than Galdone's, with the puckish Puss killing rabbits for the king "without mercy or compassion" and the giant's ogreish meals peeking out from under silver trays as servants glide past Puss on his way...more
The book is portrait style, allowing for the detailed portraits that are featured to be better emphasized. The endpapers are interesting as they are covered with a small boot which seems to be scattered and missing. The typeface is plain regular black on white backing, while the borders around the illustrations are also in white, which in my opinion, brings out the watercolors. What surprised me was the detail that was put into the portraits, even though watercolors were used. This made me reali...more
Puss in Boots is a story that has always delighted me and when I saw this gorgeous cover with its Caldecott honor medal I was thrilled! The illustrations inside are certainly skillfully executed, but I'm afraid I’m just not as gaga about this book as I expected to be. Maybe I’m being picky or maybe I don’t like this story as much as I thought I did, but Puss struck me as bossy little tyrant versus the cute and charming little rake I was expecting. The whole thing struck me as a little sad and...more
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Puss in Boots is a story about the adventures of a cat, Puss, and his master.
This book uses layout and text to enhance the book’s appeal. Although the pictures are very well done, it was the layout of the pictures and text that engaged me as a reader. The pages had many different layouts. Some of spreads were full text and others were full pictures, just as many other books. The pages that stood out were the pictures with the splitting two sets of text. These pictures were ski...more
This book uses layout and text to enhance the book’s appeal. Although the pictures are very well done, it was the layout of the pictures and text that engaged me as a reader. The pages had many different layouts. Some of spreads were full text and others were full pictures, just as many other books. The pages that stood out were the pictures with the splitting two sets of text. These pictures were ski...more
I really enjoyed the story of Puss in Boots. I didn't realize that the character was based off of an actual fairy tale classic. This book contained two things in life that I absolutely love: cats and cleverness. This cat was particularly cool. In the beginning of the story when the son who inherits him mentions not being able to do anything with puss after eating him, my jaw dropped and my heart ached for a split second. I hadn't realized how B.A. this cat actually is! I admire his ability to B....more
The text in this book could say, "blah, blah, blah" and I would still give it 5 stars. That is how amazing the illustrations are!!
"Puss in Boots" is a classic tale about a cat helping his owner go from rags to riches. The illustrator uses a white border to frame the pictures. Some pages included just one large picture while others included smaller pictures. The type face was very royal looking and it blends into the story line. The text takes up a lot of space. The illustrations on glossy paper are three dimensional and realistic. In my opinion, I think this book is better for older kids because it is longer and ...more
Pretty illistrations. Puss is very much a cat. He brings "presents" to the king in the form of animals he's killed. Each time he says they're from his rich master (actually a poor boy). When the king meets the "master." The cat defeats an ogre (who looks really human) by convincing him to turn into a mouse, which Puss eats, and takes over the castle. When his master and the King come, the cat says the castle belongs to his master. The king allows his daughter to marry ...more
The success of this version of Perrault's well-known tale is due primarily to the caliber of artist Fred Marcellino's work. Filled with light and muted colors, illustrations vary in layout between double-page spreads captioned with text to full-page and partial-page panels: every page has something for listeners to see. This is important given the length of the text, itself displayed in an unintimidating, enlarged muted-brown font, framed in a thin-line border. Those unfamiliar with the fairy...more
The illustrations in Puss in Boots are phenomenal! They definitely capture the essence of the tale and make the book more engaging. I absolutely love the deception within the story because it makes the tale more captivating. Surely there are some dark details like"killed the rabbits without mercy or compassion", but the illustrations are so tasteful that the "darkness" and grandeur of the tale balance out for one fun and amazing time-honored tale!
I found the cover of this book to be beautifully done and I can see it being inviting to children. As I flipped though the pages I was amazed at the beauty of the illustrations. I think this book was deserving of the Caldecott award. I was not familiar with this tale and I can honestly say that it is not one of my favorite stories. Children would be amused by all the tricks that Puss in Boots is able to get away with. I would read this book to grades 1-4.
The youngest son feels like he receives the least valuable item from his father. He didn't get the donkey or mill. He received a cat. The cat is cunning and his ultimate trick is on the giant turning himself into a mouse. This gives his Master Of Carabas an estate and ability to woo the king and his daughter.
The children like the illustration of the toes poking out of the water when Puss staged that his Master was robed.
The children like the illustration of the toes poking out of the water when Puss staged that his Master was robed.
Beautifully illustrated (absolutely deserving the Caldecott Medal it earned), this version of the story has the title character firmly in the driver's seat. My son's favorite line is when Puss barks at the peasant workers that if they don't do as he says he'll "turn them into sausage meat!" After we read this book for the first time about a year ago, the story became our bedtime standard.
I really enjoyed the pictures on every page of this book. I found myself looking more at the pictures than reading the book. That is how great the pictures are. All of the detailing and time taken to illustrate the characters. It shows every small detail of hair and whisker. As well as the shadowing which gives it the 3D effect. This book is worth reading over and over again.
This story is about a miller who dies and leaves his three sons a mill, a donkey, and a cat. This wasn't any ordinary cat.Puss in Boots used his beguiling charm and devilish wit to dupe the King and others. This rags to riches classic has stood the test of time. This is an excellent read for adolescents of all ages.
We own a copy of Puss in Boots, a retelling by Rochelle Larkin which I reviewed in May 2008. That said, my daughter was attracted by the bold cover illustration on the 1991 reissue of Malcolm Arthur's 1977 translation of Charles Perrault's version.
The 1991 reissue has new illustrations by Fred Marcellino. It was his first time illustrating a children's book and it was a Caldecott Honor book for that year.
Plotwise there isn't much difference between Larkin and Arthur's ver...more
The 1991 reissue has new illustrations by Fred Marcellino. It was his first time illustrating a children's book and it was a Caldecott Honor book for that year.
Plotwise there isn't much difference between Larkin and Arthur's ver...more
I love this one. The illustrations are fabulous; I'm always disappointed when I try to pet the cover, and it isn't soft and furry. Plus, the ghoulishness of the original is preserved. What threat is greater than being ground into sausage meat!?
I didn't actually read it yet, but Lars read it TWICE, which means it's really great. He kept telling me about parts, and laughing. He knows the story, but really liked this edition. I picked it for the marvelous illustrations.
Caldecott. I read this aloud to my family because I just loved it that much. I wasn't familiar with Puss in Boots before but I am going to buy this book to have in my classroom. The images are charming and the story was just purr-fect!
Ilana
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a 1990 Caldecott Honor book. A fun version of this classic tale with beautiful illustrations. This is one smart and a bit of a nasty kitty who helps his owner find fortune and love thorough his trickery.
(ages 6 to adult)
(ages 6 to adult)
A wonderful version of the classic story - large colored pencil illustrations show the action from various angles. Case in point - the close up of "puss" looking positively heroic on the cover! A gorgeous book.
I actually really liked this story. The illustrations were amazing and very detailed, and the story was great too. The cat did seem like he was mean, and very vicious, but he was doing it for all the right reasons for his owner.
I thought this Puss and Boots was a great and creative fiction book. The cat plays a witty micheiveous character and gets his master a place with a princess. The illustrations are fun and full of colors.
I remember this from my early childhood as a story I put in my pocket at break times at school, like many other books, when everyone else wass running wild, I was sat on the steps in silence.
Kate
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Illustrations dominate in the classic story of a cat who helps his poor owner to become a marquis, marry a princess, and own a huge estate, simply by using his wits.
Puss is definitely a tricky kitty. Puss does deliver though when his master thinks he won't be able to get much money for the things Puss can do.
This is one of my favorite short stories of all time. It has the most gangsta character of all. True mastery by Charles Perrault.
This is about the adventures of a cat named Puss and his master, the miller's son.
This book is very entertaining and children will find it humerous. It also teaches children a lesson. Sometimes things that appear to be worthless have a lot of value. It also shows the importance of using your brain and how being clever can be very helpful. These are important lessons told in a very appealing manner through vivid illustrations. This is a Caldecott Honor book, one that children wil...more
This book is very entertaining and children will find it humerous. It also teaches children a lesson. Sometimes things that appear to be worthless have a lot of value. It also shows the importance of using your brain and how being clever can be very helpful. These are important lessons told in a very appealing manner through vivid illustrations. This is a Caldecott Honor book, one that children wil...more
Tried to read with my Antonio Banderas accent. This version is the real deal folks. Puss is one tricky character!
This the longer version of Puss in Boots. This title would make more sense if it was Puss AND Boots.
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Charles Perrault was a French author who laid foundations for a new literary genre, the fairy tale, and whose best known tales, offered as if they were pre-existing folk tales, include: Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty, Puss in Boots, Cinderella, Bluebeard, Hop o' My Thumb), Diamonds and Toads, Patient Griselda, The Ridiculous Wishes...
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