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Annie and the Wild Animals
by
Jan Brett
When Annie's cat disappears, she attempts friendship with a variety of unsuitable woodland animals. The borders of the pages foretell the emergence of spring and the birth of kittens.
Paperback, 32 pages
Published
March 26th 1989
by Sandpiper
(first published February 25th 1985)
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Well... This time I actually thought Brett did a good job with illustrating cute little Annie. And, of course, the animals are great. I just thought the story was really boring and just really unbelievable. The mother cat leaves her warm home to go outside (in the snow! In a hollow tree!) to have her kittens? Bears and wolves and moose and bobcats all congregate together to eat corn cakes, with no thought of eating one another, even though the winter is harsh and food scarce? I know, I am being...more
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A nice enough Jan Brett book with her usual cute illustrations. I love how the margins give a preview of what is to come. That makes it especially fun to read with little ones.
In this story Annie's cat has run away and she tries to draw her home by placing corn cakes in the yard. Instead she attracts a menagerie of wild beasts. I wasn't particularly moved by this story and I was puzzled by one element of the plot - it's not really typical for a cat to run off in the middle of winter to deliver...more
In this story Annie's cat has run away and she tries to draw her home by placing corn cakes in the yard. Instead she attracts a menagerie of wild beasts. I wasn't particularly moved by this story and I was puzzled by one element of the plot - it's not really typical for a cat to run off in the middle of winter to deliver...more
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Oct 11, 2008
Lara's
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Parents & children 1st -4th grade
Shelves:
board-books
Synopsis
: When Annie's cat disappears, she attempts to find her by putting out corncakes which attract a variety of different animals. Friendships with a variety of woodland animals results.
Review : Board book format does this story and it's wonderful illustrations a bit of a disservice. When Annie's cat is no where to be found, Annie sets out to find a new friend. Thus begins the introduction of a parade of forest creatures (moose, bear, wildcat,etc)which children are sure to enjoy. Annie has...more
Review : Board book format does this story and it's wonderful illustrations a bit of a disservice. When Annie's cat is no where to be found, Annie sets out to find a new friend. Thus begins the introduction of a parade of forest creatures (moose, bear, wildcat,etc)which children are sure to enjoy. Annie has...more
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This is a story about Annie and her cat. In the first couple pages Annie's cat runs away and she becomes really lonely. In an attempt to find a new companion she leaves corn muffins on the edges of the forest in hopes of finding an animal she can keep. Instead, she is met with large wild animals unfit for living in her cabin. These animals become dependent on her muffins and approach her home looking for more but Annie runs out of corn muffins. When she starts to think she will be along forever...more
Nov 27, 2011
Candice
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Sophie
Shelves:
picture-books
Jan Brett's books are exquisite! You could look at each page for hours taking in the colorful and detailed main illustration as well as the clever border illustrations. This story itself is rather simple. On a cold winter's day Annie's cat, Taffy, runs away and Annie is lonely. She places a corn cake at the edge of the woods to see if a small, furry animal will come and she can tame it for a pet. But despite several attempts, all that her corn cakes attract are wild animals. The border pictures...more
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Jun 17, 2011
Melanie
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Shelves:
children-s-literature,
picture-book,
animals,
bears,
wolves,
moose,
cats,
pets,
winter,
spring
Cute story by Jan Brett. She is one of the best storytellers in children's literature today. However, I often find myself shaking my head at her illustrations. For example, in this story, a cat disappears one day only to return in the springtime with a litter of kittens. In true Jan Brett fashion, readers will find that half of the story is illustrated in the borders of the pictures. Well, apparently that mother cat decided that climbing a tree and having her kittens in an old squirrel den was n...more
I know everyone loves Jan Brett, but I just don't get this book. The cat runs away so the little girl immediately feels a need to get another pet. She tries to lure wild animals with corn cakes. They become dependent upon her feeding them until spring when there is food aplenty. Just then her cat comes back with her new litter. Why would the cat had gone outside in the dead of winter to deliver her litter?
I don't get it.
I don't get it.
As I have noticed, Jan Brett always have two 'layers' of stories in the books that I have read. I noticed another 'story' in her book, The Owl And The Pussycat. I love the details in her artwork.
Annie notices that her cat, Taffy, is not her usual companionable self. Annie tries to set herself up with some new playmates by luring them into her yard with corn cakes. But none of them, not the moose, deer, bear, or any others, are what she had in mind. Who will be Annie's new friend? Scandinavian setting.
A girl's cat goes missing. So the girl decides to try and get another pet by putting out corn cakes and attracting wild animals.
I thought the major flaw in this book was that she didn't seem very bothered at first when her cat got lost. Her attitude was: "I'll get another pet."
I thought the major flaw in this book was that she didn't seem very bothered at first when her cat got lost. Her attitude was: "I'll get another pet."
When Annie's beloved cat disappears into the forest one cold winter day, Annie becomes lonely and sets out to find another animal friend. Brett's exquisite and clever illustrations and use of borders captivate young readers and listeners.
Great Story Arc!
Great Story Arc!
GR Level: K
Elementary: E BRE
Annie is saddened when she can't find her cat Taffy. She decides she needs to find a new pet. She ends up having many a wild animal to choose from, but none of them are very cuddly. What will she do?
Elementary: E BRE
Annie is saddened when she can't find her cat Taffy. She decides she needs to find a new pet. She ends up having many a wild animal to choose from, but none of them are very cuddly. What will she do?
One of my favorites! Jan Brett has the most amazing illustrations that tell more of the story than just the words. I had been trying to find this book for years, as it was one of my all time favorites as a child.
Annie is saddened when she can't find her cat Taffy. She decides she needs to find a new pet. She ends up having many a wild animal to choose from, but none of them are very cuddly. What will she do?
Nov 27, 2011
Anne Robertson
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Annie's cat has gone away and she wants to find a new friend. Good for making predictions because the illustrations at the bottom of the page gives clues to what is coming next.
I think this was a gift from Aunt Caryl to Emily and Lucie. Part of the story plays out in the borders of the pages with lots of Nordic-style embroidery motifs.
Used with 2nd grade encyclopedia unit. A wonderful illlustrator and the kids really enjoyed predicting what would happen next from the borders around each page.
What has happened to Annie's missing cat. The rice cakes she leaves in the yard for her Kitty attract all sorts of different animals. Beautiful pictures.
I absolutely loved this book as a child since I always related to Annie. The detailed illustrations of the animals will draw children to this classic.
This book is very Brett! She has always been one of my favorite children's picture book writer/ illustrators. She doesn't disappoint in this book.
Cute story and the pictures are beautiful. Clare really enjoyed this book. This is a new author for us, and she does the writing and illustrations.
Jun 06, 2013
Alyssa (The Shady Glade)
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Classic Jan Brett. Cute, but not really memorable for me. I love some of her other books much more than this one.
My favorite of Jan Brett's books. I don't know why, but maybe because it's the first one I read. Love it!
Oct 11, 2012
Edward Sullivan
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
picture-books
If you offer them corn cakes, they will come. A reissue orginally published in 1985.
The story, about friends, was bland, the illustrations are as lovely as ever.
read in children's lit; love the illustrations! kind of weird story...
I love Brett's Nordic-style illustrations.
Great pictures. Crazy nonsensical plot.
A classic and a favorite!
Darling!
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With over thirty three million books in print, Jan Brett is one of the nation's foremost author illustrators of children's books. Jan lives in a seacoast town in Massachusetts, close to where she grew up. During the summer her family moves to a home in the Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts.
As a child, Jan Brett decided to be an illustrator and spent many hours reading and drawing. She says, "I reme...more
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