Can a Cat Do That?

by Eric Carle

Butterflies can fly. Can a cat do that? Find out in this Ready-to-Go! Ready-to-Read filled with Eric Carle’s iconic art style.

Perfect for kids at the beginning of their reading journeys, Can a Cat Do That? was written for children who have learned the alphabet and are ready to start reading! And what better way to get kids excited than with a fun story with words they can actually read by the one and only Eric Carle?

Each Ready-to-Go! Ready-to-Read includes a note to parents explaining what their child can expect, a guide at the beginning for readers to become familiar with the words they will encounter in the story, and reading comprehension questions at the end. Each Ready-to-Go! story contains about 100 words and features sight words, rhyming words, and repetition to help children reinforce their new reading skills. In this book, readers will learn twelve sight words and four words from two word families.

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

32 pages, Paperback

First published August 28, 2018

About the author

Eric Carle was an American author, designer and illustrator of children's books. His picture book The Very Hungry Caterpillar, first published in 1969, has been translated into more than 66 languages and sold more than 50 million copies. Carle's career as an illustrator and children's book author accelerated after he collaborated on Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?. Carle illustrated more than 70 books, most of which he also wrote, and more than 145 million copies of his books have been sold around the world.
In 2003, the American Library Association awarded Carle the biennial Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal (now called the Children's Literature Legacy Award), a prize for writers or illustrators of children's books published in the U.S. who have made lasting contributions to the field. Carle was also a U.S. nominee for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2010.

Reviews

[Beverly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book for beginning readers.

[Canette Arille · Rating 4 out of 5]

Its a book for children about: Can a Cat do that?

A cat can do things like drink or run, but can't fly like butterflies. There are questions for children at the end of the book. After reading the story, they have to answer a few questions, to check if they have read the book correctly. Nice book for children :)

[Jillian · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun little book that lists things that some animals can do, asks whether a cat could do them, and then answers yes or no. (Meow.)

My cat can totally read, though. It explains so much more about him than if I assume he can't. :-p

[Robyn Schultz (ladyrobyns) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great introduction to ready. Love the being where it instruction the kids and their parents about the sight words, rhyming words, words to sound out before they begin reading. Every thing a "ready-to-read" book should be. Plus... ERIC CARLE!

[Valleri · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book would be helpful to a reader beginning her or his journey into the world of words.

[Bridget Neace · Rating 3 out of 5]

New Eric Carle book! Nice book for beginning readers :)

[Stephanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

set up simple question and answer format about what a cat can and can't do! Classic Eric Carle Illustrations!

[Kifflie · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good easy reader from Eric Carle, with his signature illustrations. I do wonder if young kids might be a little confused by seeing jaguars, cheetahs and other larger cats as "cats."

[Vivian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Purr-fect for beginning readers! One line of text per page. Bold print. Picture clues. Repetitive text. And Eric Carle's delightful art. Wow! A winner!

[Miss Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

A simple easy reader where animals are shown performing an action and then it is revealed wether or not a cat can do that. Toddler and up

[Molly Cluff (Library!) · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book essentially just asks and answers if a cat can do certain things (fly, run, climb, etc). Could be fun to ask the kids each question and have them shout out the answers for Toddler Tales.

[K Morlando · Rating 5 out of 5]

Eric Carle books are a classroom favorite!

[Robin Rockman · Rating 4 out of 5]

This would also make a cute book for Storytime

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great easy reader!

[Mallory · Rating 4 out of 5]

This will definitely be a fun family storytime read!

[Alysa Fenner · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun book that explores what a cat can and can't do.

[Martha · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simple. Good easy reader.

[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

A cute little Eric Carle book. Different animals do different tasks that the cat can't do, but there is a lot a cat can do, too!

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

My 6 year old daughter was able to read this book all by herself!

[Nanny B · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderful!

[Jillian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Will be great for my kinders, and more fun for intervention kids to read when working on rhyming and word families, while still getting great illustrations and an engaging story.

[Tony · Rating 3 out of 5]

The concepts of running and drinking are beyond my 18 month old but he likes cats.

[Little Champs]

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[The Campbell Family · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was fine.

[Alison · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good interactive read aloud.