Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, Are You Going to Sleep?

Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat #2

by Michael Sampson, Michael Sampson, Laura J. Bryant (Illustrator)

Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, the day is almost done. Not yet, Mother, I still can see the sun. Kitty Cat should be getting ready for bed, but instead she’s playing peekaboo, imagining she’s in outer space, tickling her toes, and more. Will Kitty Cat make it to bed on time? Adorable pastel illustrations rendered in watercolor paints and colored pencil from Laura J. Bryant bring Kitty Cat so close you’ll want to reach out and hug her!

Genres: Picture Books, Cats, Childrens, Animals, Storytime, Fiction, Poetry

24 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 2011

About the author

The author of seventeen children's books, as well as three books for teachers and parents, Michael Sampson is the director of the Programs in Reading Education at Texas A&M University. He and Bill Martin Jr wrote many popular books together, including Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? and Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See? He lives in Flagstaff, Arizona.

Reviews

[Shainlock]

Read; adorable and would love to gift it to little 2% as a bedtime story.

[Katie Dickey]

Love

My 6 year old animal lover enjoys all of the kitty cat books and the funny way kitty has stall tactics just like her! Fun read especially for early readers wanting the independent reads.

[Victoria Smith]

Very cute book, my daughter and I enjoyed it a lot...

[Courtney Durbin]

As an animal lover, I really enjoyed this story because the main characters were cats. That is not the only reason I enjoyed this book, don't worry! I think this book was so enjoyable because of how Kitten was responding to his/her mama. Kitten always had an excuse tot stay up just a tad bit longer, and it made me chuckle because it reminded me of my 4 year old niece! I think this tory would be a good read for younger elementary grades, I think they would enjoy it because they could relate and make personal connections with Kitten about not wanting to go to sleep and goofing around as long as possible. I enjoyed the illustrations in this story as well. Bryant does an amazing job at adding in little details on every page, such as fur, water splashes, and carpet fibers with adds some great 2-D details.

[Michelle Gallegos]

What a great book to teach young children what is expected of them to do to get ready for bed. With the Kitty Kat not wanting to go to bed yet, but still listens to her mother but takes her time doing what she needs to do with a little bit if goofing off. This not does it encourage young reader to to sleep but it also teaches adults to have patience with their young ones. The illustrations in the book are beautifully done with pastel watercolors and color pencils bringing warmth to the story.
With its repetition and rhyming, young readers can utilize this book for early reading and eventually independent reading.

[Rose Rosetree]

Beguiling illustrations by Laura J. Bryant enliven this picture book for very young readers.

Kitty Cat is learning how to live in reality, accomplishing simple tasks like putting on night clothes. Three cheers for encouraging children to learn such things.

THREE cheers and FIVE stars to Laura, and also authors Bill Martin Jr and Michael Sampson.

[Cloud]

This is a very cute rhyming book that really resonated in our house. Kitty Cat is being asked by Mommy Cat if she is getting ready for bed, and all the many steps that takes. And if you have young children you know the answer is usually not what they are supposed to be doing.

Very cute illustrations, cute steps for Kitty Cat to get through for bedtime. Overall very charming.

[Steve Rios]

Great book that covers key bedtime points

This lovely singing song a book helps parents encourage their children to go to sleep while at the same time helping parents to realize that they need to be gentle and loving when their children naturally want to delay bedtime.

[Michelle]

CUTE

[Ann]

Sweet bedtime book. Of course it has cats....so how could I not like it?

[Meg]

Love the prose (I usually don't care for sing-songy books), but this is lovely!

[Miss Sarah]

This simple baby and up book features a parent and child kitty cat getting ready for bed. very soothing and I liked the repetition

[Kimberly]

I suspect my little one would have liked this more than I did, but we're not quite ready for books with real pages yet. Maybe in another year or so we'll give it a try.

[Amy]

Loved the illustrations and the rhyming. Love that mice got portrayed in a loving manor. Read twice today.

[Kateryna]

The best ever

Amazing book. Every evening we are reading it with the biggest pleasure. So kind bedtime story, so warm and cozy, full of tenderness and love.

[Amanda]

Perfect for my Mommy & Me group - the rhyming words allow children to fill in the word, which is great practice. Definitely using again.

[Ashley Nichols]

Great repetition. Would be a good book for learning to read. We need to buy a copy.

[Emily]

More of a bedtime book than a cat book.

[Lacy]

Adorable bedtime story for your little kitten

We have other books in by this author. Loved by my cat obsessed little one. So cute. Perfect length for us.

[Shawna Pierce]

Arbitrary F Bombs. Not worth my time.

[Emily]

A sweet bedtime book for babies and toddlers.

[M]

Rhyming book. Simple. Could possibly work for Baby Storytime, but for sure toddlers and above.

[Karm Barter]

awwww

A cute book. Kitty cat reminded me of when my kids were toddlers always trying to get their way. I liked the artwork.

[Pam]

Kitty cat rhyming story

A great rhyming story about all the ways this kitty cat doesn't want to go to sleep.
Will Kitty Cat go to sleep?

[Rae Richard]

cute

A very cute bedtime story and what a good rhythm book it was . He learning how to read even more .

[Shaylon Kennedy]

I really enjoyed this book, it was a short bedtime story. I wish it was longer, so that I could stay up later. #EnchantedBookTroll

[Becky]

"Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, the day is almost done."
"Not yet, Mother, I still can see the sun."

And so the book begins. The oh-so-familiar sometimes-tense "struggle" to put a child--in this case a kitten--to bed. The mom (a cat, of course) gently reminds the kitty cat that it is almost bedtime, that it is time to take a bath, etc. The Kitty Cat isn't eager by any stretch of the imagination, but isn't defiant either. There are hundreds if not thousands of bedtime books out there--picture books about the nightly routine of getting ready for bed, of getting sleepy, etc. This one happens to star two cats. So if you like cats, or, if you love, love, love cats and happen to need a bedtime book, this one satisfies.

I like the rhymes for the most part. And I like the repetitiveness of it.

[Dolly]

We are big fans of Bill Martin Jr.'s classic children's books like Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?. When I saw this featured as a new book in our local library, I figured it would be a hit. It's short, it's sweet, it has adorable illustrations and a rhyming narrative - what's not to like? Our girls are almost too old for books like this, but we still enjoyed reading it together. Perfect for the preschool ages.

[Sarah Sammis]

Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, Are You Going to Sleep? by Bill Martin Jr. is the sequel to Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, Are You Waking Up?. Now it's bed time and the little kitty isn't sure he's ready yet.

Using the easy and addictive rhymes Martin is known for, this book is both easy to read and soothing to listen to. Slowly but surely Mama cat eases her little one into bed, giving him one last chance to do all those things.

[Candice]

Sweet illustrations of a little kitty going through her bedtime routine make this a good choice for a bedtime story.

"'Kitty Cat, Kitty cat,
the day is almost done.'
'Not yet, Mother,
I still can see the sun.'"

For a while, each of Mother's requests elicits a less than enthusiastic response - until it's time to read a book. Then Kitty Cat is ready to settle into her routine and snuggle into bed.