Nat the Cat Has a Snack: Ready-to-Read Pre-Level 1

Nat the Cat

by Jarrett Lerner

Nat the Cat learns to share in this third book in the hilarious, fourth wall–breaking Pre-Level 1 Ready-to-Read series about a grumpy cat and a long-suffering narrator from powerhouse creator Jarrett Lerner!

Nat that Cat has a snack. Pat the Rat wants a snack. Nat the Cat can share, right? Nat the Cat does not want to share!

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

32 pages, Paperback

Published May 7, 2024

Reviews

[Lorellie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reads like a comic strip, which is fun. Cute enough art too.

[Becky B · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nat the cat has made a snack, a towering stack of cheese. When the narrator announces this Pat the rat comes running. Nat doesn't want to share, but when he expresses displeasure with the narrator about pressuring him to share, his snack starts to wobble. Uh oh.

This story takes a little inference to figure out there is a narrator, and that the characters are responding to the narrator. It could be a good title to use when introducing the concept of a narrator and narration voice. Even though Nat doesn't want to share the snack he worked hard to put together, which is understandable. In the end, he is kind.

[Sarah Alamer · Rating 4 out of 5]

We are so proud of you for reading this wonderful book! You learned something very important: sharing makes everyone happy. Nat the Cat didn't want to share his snack at first, but he learned that sharing with friends is always better. When you share your toys, your snacks, or even your feelings with your friends and family, you make the world a brighter place. Keep reading, sweetheart—you're doing amazing!

[Sadie-Jane Huff · Rating 4 out of 5]

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Cute rhyming stories with absolutely adorable characters. My fave is the hat one

I received a complimentary copy of this ebook. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

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[Ryan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a ready to read easy reader. It is a pre-level one. That means this is meant for parents and kids to be reading together. It is very much like one would expect from a dick and Jane book. Very repetitive rhyming words said over and over and over again. Everything about this book works and the story is cute. The illustrations are great.

[Alisha Hernandez]

Nat the cat has a snack. Pat the rat comes over and doesn’t have a snack. Nat does not want to share his snack. His snack topples over and pat says he can help Nat. By the end of the book they’re eating the snacks together. This book would be a good one to have in a kinder class for the students to read. It has repetitive words which will make it easier on the student to read.

[Kelly {SpaceOnTheBookcase] · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nat the Cat Has a Snack is a Pre-Level One Ready to Read book that emphasis the sounds for AT. A funny story to keep emerging readers engaged and entertained.

Thank you Simon Kids for the gifted copy.

[Steph · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nat the Cat FOREVER! 80 zillion stars! 🧀

[LS Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nat the Cat always brings me so much joy!!

[Theo P · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nat doesn’t share, that would be 3 stars. They share: 4 stars. Good back cover: 5 stars!

[Kelly]

Good simple text and funny story. I like how there is a narrator and Nat the Cat talks, too.

[Lucas · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Five stars because they shared. I like sharing. Sometimes I don’t share but sometimes I do. 🐀🐈‍⬛🧀” - Lucas

[TJE · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute and silly.

[Cheryl · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's hard to write a leveled reader for those just barely beginning. Other stories about Nat are pretty good. This one falls flat.

(falls flat... see what I did there? :)

[Natalie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nat the cat has a snack but Pat the rat doesn't. Will Nat share with Pat?

This is both cute and funny and a good easy beginner level reader. I love the illustrations too.

[Heidi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nat the Cat makes a snack. He refuses to share his snack with Rat. But his anger leads to a bit of a disaster. In this amusing early reader, Nat the Cat does not want to cooperate with the narrator and share his snack with Pat the Rat. This makes Pat the Rat so sad. But somehow things work out in the end. Using a great combination of narrative text and dialogue, Lerner provides young readers with a chance to learn the difference between narration and dialogue with the use of speech bubbles. With themes related to learning to share and forgiveness, Lerner packs an awful lot into this short little book. The strong lines and simple background keep the focus on the characters and the situation. The use of repetitive words adds to the readability of the story. And as with all his books, the expressions on the faces of the characters combine nicely with the text to make for a delightful read.