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This and That
Cat's making the rounds of the farm, borrowing "this and that" from each of her barnyard friends. The animals are curious, so they follow her to the stable, where they discover Cat's secret-newborn twin kittens named This and That!
32 pages, Paperback
First published March 18, 1996
About the author
Julie Sykes
236 books36 followersLibrarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database.
Welcome to my website. Come on in and have a look around. You can find out about my books and also about me.
Name:
Julie Sykes
Birthday:
My birthday month is August
Place of birth:
Kingston upon Thames
Places I’ve lived:
My family moved to Australia just after I was born but returned to England in time for me to start school. I was educated in Surrey and lived there until I got married. I now live in the south of England with my husband and our three children. We used to live on a fish farm, which we shared with 300,000 rainbow trout. We share our current home with a few goldfish and a white wolf cunningly disguised as a dog.
Jobs:
I’ve worked in a kennels, shops, pubs and on a mushroom farm. My first full-time job was as a laboratory technician and after that a teacher. I’m now a full time writer.
First book published:
There were two - This and That and I Don’t Want To Go To Bed!
Favourite Things:
Family, friends, Spring (the season not the bouncy sort although bouncing is good, too), cappuccino, Danish pastries, Cornwall, the sea, books, animals, chocolate.
Worst Things:
Litter, vandals, cleaning the house, having NOTHING to read.
Hobbies:
Reading, walking, cooking, hanging out in cafés.
Welcome to my website. Come on in and have a look around. You can find out about my books and also about me.
Name:
Julie Sykes
Birthday:
My birthday month is August
Place of birth:
Kingston upon Thames
Places I’ve lived:
My family moved to Australia just after I was born but returned to England in time for me to start school. I was educated in Surrey and lived there until I got married. I now live in the south of England with my husband and our three children. We used to live on a fish farm, which we shared with 300,000 rainbow trout. We share our current home with a few goldfish and a white wolf cunningly disguised as a dog.
Jobs:
I’ve worked in a kennels, shops, pubs and on a mushroom farm. My first full-time job was as a laboratory technician and after that a teacher. I’m now a full time writer.
First book published:
There were two - This and That and I Don’t Want To Go To Bed!
Favourite Things:
Family, friends, Spring (the season not the bouncy sort although bouncing is good, too), cappuccino, Danish pastries, Cornwall, the sea, books, animals, chocolate.
Worst Things:
Litter, vandals, cleaning the house, having NOTHING to read.
Hobbies:
Reading, walking, cooking, hanging out in cafés.
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Displaying 1 - 14 of 14 reviews
May 21, 2018
Enjoying the simple things in life and the art! Lovely children's book!
March 13, 2019
Beautiful illustrations and a fun story about a cat who needs to borrow something from all of his farmyard friends. A sweet surprise ending!
December 26, 2023
Cute story about animals, friendship, sharing, and more.
September 30, 2024
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June 30, 2014
This and That by Julie Sykes and Tanya Linch is a really fun story which was a good read. This and That follows a cat who is going around the farm borrowing items from the animals. When questioned as to what cat needs these items for, she always responds 'this and that'. The animals on the farm grow curious of cat and decide to follow her to the stable where they discover that cat has been borrowing all of these items to look after her newborn kittens which are called This and That.
I used this story in EYFS when we were learning about the farm as this book had lots of farm animals inside which the children were familiar with. The story was used as a carpet time book which was read to the children either after lunch or at the end of the day.
The children really enjoyed the book because they could start to recognise some of the familiar sentences in it, such as when the cat responds 'this and that' each time she is questioned about the things she has borrowed.
This story would also be good as a circle time story to get the children thinking about newborns and the ways in which we need to look after newborn babies/animals to keep them safe.
I used this story in EYFS when we were learning about the farm as this book had lots of farm animals inside which the children were familiar with. The story was used as a carpet time book which was read to the children either after lunch or at the end of the day.
The children really enjoyed the book because they could start to recognise some of the familiar sentences in it, such as when the cat responds 'this and that' each time she is questioned about the things she has borrowed.
This story would also be good as a circle time story to get the children thinking about newborns and the ways in which we need to look after newborn babies/animals to keep them safe.
October 9, 2014
This art work is fun!! I love that they looked like they painted paper and then ripped it into the shapes of the book.
The story was cute, pictures were creative and different!
You could probably guess at the beginning the ending...so it might be fun to have the kids predict what the ending might be!
The story was cute, pictures were creative and different!
You could probably guess at the beginning the ending...so it might be fun to have the kids predict what the ending might be!
January 4, 2018
Four stars for This and That, which means that I realy liked it! The book is simple, easy to read, with repetitions (which is very important for kids), and gives a lot of topics to talk about. For example, for my son and me the book started a discussion and a week-long exploration of nest-building, the ways it can be done, and why animals need nests. Perfect.
December 24, 2017
Adorable libro infantil, que más encima logre leer en portugués. Los dibujos son preciosos, la historia es linda, y me hizo sonreír.
Me gustó, además, que todos los animales fueran amigos entre ellos, y se preguntaran unos por otros. Eso aparte de ser simpático, es una buena intro para los conceptos de comunidad y colaboración, que tanto faltan a veces en la sociedad actual.
Me gustó, además, que todos los animales fueran amigos entre ellos, y se preguntaran unos por otros. Eso aparte de ser simpático, es una buena intro para los conceptos de comunidad y colaboración, que tanto faltan a veces en la sociedad actual.
May 1, 2010
A cute book about a cat who goes collecting scraps. She tells the other farm animals that it is for "this and that" the reader gets a pleasant surprise when they find out that "this and that" are two tiny kittens! A fun book to read aloud. Great use for making predictions!
April 21, 2008
farm, cats, new beginnings/birth, spring
December 21, 2009
Great story for "surprise" or cat storytime!
April 22, 2010
This book was read to me aloud. I enjoyed the surprise ending!
July 25, 2014
This is a book with a lot of repetition so young children might like that they can predict what's coming. Until the end.
May 8, 2013
Very cute, simple story with what look like cut paper illustrations. Would be good for a preschool storytime on cats.
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