The Three Little Kittens

by Jean Marzollo, Shelley Thornton (Illustrator)

Chasing after a bluejay, Daisy, Brownie, and Smokey forget to bring their brand new mittens home with them.

Genres: Picture Books

31 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1985

About the author

Jean Marzollo was an American children's author and illustrator best known for the I Spy series, a best-selling and award-winning collection written entirely in rhythm and rhyme and illustrated by Walter Wick. Over her career, she wrote more than 100 books for children, parents, and educators, including Help Me Learn Numbers 0-20, The Little Plant Doctor, and Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King. Born and raised in Connecticut, she graduated from the University of Connecticut and earned a master’s degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She taught high school English and later worked in educational publishing, serving for 20 years as editor of Scholastic’s Let’s Find Out Magazine. Later in life, she began illustrating her own books.

Reviews

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love how this story followed the poem/nursery rhyme.